Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Gendering Family Policies in Post-Communist Europe: A Historical-Institutional Analysis
Steven Saxonberg
€ 63.10
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Gendering Family Policies in Post-Communist Europe: A Historical-Institutional Analysis
Hardcover. Through the use of a historical-institutional perspective and with particular reference to the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia; this study explores the state of family policies in Post-Communist Europe. It analyzes how these policies have developed and examines their impact on gender relations for the countries mentioned. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; JFSJ1; JHBK; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Through the use of a historical-institutional perspective and with particular reference to the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia; this study explores the state of family policies in Post-Communist Europe. It analyzes how these policies have developed and examines their impact on gender relations for the countries mentioned.
Through the use of a historical-institutional perspective and with particular reference to the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia; this study explores the state of family policies in Post-Communist Europe. It analyzes how these policies have developed and examines their impact on gender relations for the countries mentioned.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
292
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230299955
SKU
V9780230299955
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Steven Saxonberg
Steven Saxonberg is a Professor of Sociology at CESES (Center for Social and Economic Strategies) at the Charles University, Czech Republic and Guest Professor of Political Sociology at Dalarna University College, Sweden.
Reviews for Gendering Family Policies in Post-Communist Europe: A Historical-Institutional Analysis
This is an empirically rich and thoughtful account of the recent and less recent history of family policies in four Central European countries as well as three traditionally capitalist societies as points of comparison. In this engaging historical-institutional analysis of the dynamics of post-communist welfare states, a first in this field, Saxonberg stresses the importance of historical trajectories and the ... Read more