A REVIEW OF FAMILY DEMOGRAPHICS AND FAMILY POLICIES IN THE NORDIC COUNTRIES
The aim of this article is to review key aspects of family demographics and family policies in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Iceland, and discuss similarities and differences between the five countries. After a brief historical sketch, some aspect s of family demographics – union formation an...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:28f2d5d831664750a7e2f59a11058d74 2023-05-15T16:49:32+02:00 A REVIEW OF FAMILY DEMOGRAPHICS AND FAMILY POLICIES IN THE NORDIC COUNTRIES Anne Skevik Grødem 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.15388/BJPS.2014.3.4871 https://doaj.org/article/28f2d5d831664750a7e2f59a11058d74 EN eng Vilnius University Press http://www4220.vu.lt/BJPS/article/view/4871 https://doaj.org/toc/2335-2337 https://doaj.org/toc/2424-5488 doi:10.15388/BJPS.2014.3.4871 2335-2337 2424-5488 https://doaj.org/article/28f2d5d831664750a7e2f59a11058d74 Baltic Journal of Political Science, Iss 3 (2015) Political science (General) JA1-92 article 2015 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.15388/BJPS.2014.3.4871 2022-12-31T04:15:52Z The aim of this article is to review key aspects of family demographics and family policies in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Iceland, and discuss similarities and differences between the five countries. After a brief historical sketch, some aspect s of family demographics – union formation and dissolution, fertility, and female employment rates – are presented. The main part of the article reviews family policies: family benefits, parental leaves, public child-care and financial support for home-based care. The article ends with a discussion of future challenges for Nordic family policies, and the potential for policy transfer. It is emphasised that the “Nordic model” of family policy is a model with at least four faces: the “low-key” Finnish version, the maximalist equality-and-choice-oriented Norwegian version, the Swedish dual earner/dual carer version and the universal employment-oriented Danish version. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Norway Baltic Journal of Political Science 3 3 50 |
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The aim of this article is to review key aspects of family demographics and family policies in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Iceland, and discuss similarities and differences between the five countries. After a brief historical sketch, some aspect s of family demographics – union formation and dissolution, fertility, and female employment rates – are presented. The main part of the article reviews family policies: family benefits, parental leaves, public child-care and financial support for home-based care. The article ends with a discussion of future challenges for Nordic family policies, and the potential for policy transfer. It is emphasised that the “Nordic model” of family policy is a model with at least four faces: the “low-key” Finnish version, the maximalist equality-and-choice-oriented Norwegian version, the Swedish dual earner/dual carer version and the universal employment-oriented Danish version. |
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A REVIEW OF FAMILY DEMOGRAPHICS AND FAMILY POLICIES IN THE NORDIC COUNTRIES |
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A REVIEW OF FAMILY DEMOGRAPHICS AND FAMILY POLICIES IN THE NORDIC COUNTRIES |
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A REVIEW OF FAMILY DEMOGRAPHICS AND FAMILY POLICIES IN THE NORDIC COUNTRIES |
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A REVIEW OF FAMILY DEMOGRAPHICS AND FAMILY POLICIES IN THE NORDIC COUNTRIES |
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A REVIEW OF FAMILY DEMOGRAPHICS AND FAMILY POLICIES IN THE NORDIC COUNTRIES |
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