Doing better for families.

Doing better for families.

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Paris : Oecd, c2011.
Description:	275 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Family policy -- OECD countries. Families -- OECD countries. Child welfare -- OECD countries. Parent and child -- OECD countries. Social policy -- OECD countries. Child welfare. Families. Family policy. Parent and child. Social policy. OECD countries.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8680899

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Other authors / contributors:	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Secretary-General. OECD iLibrary.
ISBN:	9789264098725 (print) 9264098720 (print) 9789264098732 (PDF) 9264098739 (PDF)
Notes:	"This work is published on the responsibility of the Secretary-General of the OECD"--T.p. verso. "Corrigenda to OECD publications may be found online at: www.oecd.org/publishing/corrigenda"--T.p. verso. OECD-code: 81 2011 05 1 P. Also available in French. Includes bibliographical references. Full text also available online to subscribers.
Summary:	All OECD governments want to give parents more choice in their work and family decisions. This book looks at the different ways in which governments support families. It seeks to provide answers to questions such as: Is spending on family benefits going up, and how does it vary by the age of the child? Has the crisis affected public support for families? What is the best way of helping adults to have the number of children they desire? What are the effects of parental leave programs on female labor supply and on child well-being? Are childcare costs a barrier to parental employment and can flexible workplace options help? What is the best time for mothers to go back to work after childbirth, and what are the best policies to reduce poverty among sole parents?--Publisher's description.

Table of Contents:

Foreword
Executive summary
Families are changing
The balance of family policy tools
benefit packages, spending by age and families with young children
Fertility trends
Reducing barriers to parental employment
Promoting child development and child well-being
Sole parents, public policy, employment and poverty
Child maltreatment.