TY - JOUR
T1 - A Comparison of the Interplay of Public and Occupational Work-Family Policies in Austria, Denmark, Italy and the United Kingdom
AU - Wiß, Tobias
AU - Greve, Bent
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - This article analyses the interplay of public and occupational work‒family policies in institutionally different countries (Austria, Denmark, Italy and United Kingdom). Most of the existing studies do not analyse public and occupational family policy in conjunction, although this is necessary for a comprehensive understanding of family policy, and therefore the article adds knowledge on work‒family policy and the interplay of public and occupational based approaches. Based on a diverse case selection strategy and using comparative information from European statistics, surveys and reports, the crowding-out hypothesis is excluded, but no one consistent relationship is found for all countries. Instead, the article adds to existing knowledge that the country-specific public‒private mix depends on the institutional context (e.g. public family policy) and industrial relations.
AB - This article analyses the interplay of public and occupational work‒family policies in institutionally different countries (Austria, Denmark, Italy and United Kingdom). Most of the existing studies do not analyse public and occupational family policy in conjunction, although this is necessary for a comprehensive understanding of family policy, and therefore the article adds knowledge on work‒family policy and the interplay of public and occupational based approaches. Based on a diverse case selection strategy and using comparative information from European statistics, surveys and reports, the crowding-out hypothesis is excluded, but no one consistent relationship is found for all countries. Instead, the article adds to existing knowledge that the country-specific public‒private mix depends on the institutional context (e.g. public family policy) and industrial relations.
KW - Comparative family policy
KW - Occupational family policy
KW - Work-family reconciliation
KW - Working time
KW - Parental leave
KW - Secondary data analysis
U2 - 10.1080/13876988.2019.1582151
DO - 10.1080/13876988.2019.1582151
M3 - Journal article
SN - 1387-6988
VL - 22
SP - 440
EP - 457
JO - Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis
JF - Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis
IS - 5
ER -