The Family in the Mediterranean Welfare States (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780714652306)

This work analyses in a historical and comparative perspective the relationship between the family and the welfare state in two Mediterranean countries: Italy and Spain. Two aims form the focus of the book. Firstly, to open the black box of the family in welfare state analysis, introducing a focus on inter-generational and kin relations. Secondly, to explain why the southern welfare states have offered very low support to families with children by taking into account several factors: the legacy of fascism, the role of the Church, and the specific role played by leftist parties in defining family policy as labour policy.

Author: Manuela Naldini
ISBN-10: 071465230X
ISBN-13: 9780714652306
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 03/30/2003
Pages: 262
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.23lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d