Continuity and consensus: Governing families in Denmark

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Abstract

In Danish family policy, changes initiated by the present conservative-liberal government differ little from those proposed by the opposition. Recent changes are minor, but significant ones occurred in the 1960s, when childcare was universalized, and in the 1980s, when parental leave substituted maternal leave. These changes can be explained as adjustments to post-industrial conditions within a political culture relying on class compromises and a broad consensus informed by expert advice coming from civil servants and ad hoc policy commissions. The paper concludes that changes in Danish family policy reflect changing conditions for employment and the minding of children and that there has been a high degree of continuity and consensus about the change, as indicated by the strong increase in female labour market involvement.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftJournal of European Social Policy
Vol/bind20
Udgave nummer5
Sider (fra-til)399-409
Antal sider11
ISSN0958-9287
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2010

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