Abstract
This chapter will address the question of
why childcare policies have been shaped in the way that it has. In other
words, the chapter examines the underlying political processes and the
agendas of the various political parties. In the literature about the driving
forces of welfare state development, two types of approaches have dominated
the theoretical debate: functionalism, stressing the importance of
structures and whole systems, and conflict theories, stressing institutions
and actors (Borchorst & Siim 2009; Esping-Andersen 1991). This chapter
will adopt a conflict-theory perspective.
why childcare policies have been shaped in the way that it has. In other
words, the chapter examines the underlying political processes and the
agendas of the various political parties. In the literature about the driving
forces of welfare state development, two types of approaches have dominated
the theoretical debate: functionalism, stressing the importance of
structures and whole systems, and conflict theories, stressing institutions
and actors (Borchorst & Siim 2009; Esping-Andersen 1991). This chapter
will adopt a conflict-theory perspective.
| Originalsprog | Engelsk |
|---|---|
| Titel | Parental leave, childcare and gender equality in the Nordic countries |
| Redaktører | Ingolfur Gislason, Gudny Eydal |
| Forlag | TemaNord |
| Publikationsdato | 2012 |
| Sider | 148-178 |
| Kapitel | 4 |
| Ansøger | Nordisk Ministerråd |
| ISBN (Elektronisk) | 978-92-893-2278-2 |
| Status | Udgivet - 2012 |