Between reforms and birth rates: Germany, Japan, and family policy discourse.

This paper examines the development of employment-oriented family policy in Germany and Japan, two countries united by conservative welfare legacies and very low birthrates, through a close analysis of discourse. Why have recent reforms in Germany moved well beyond those in Japan despite remarkably...

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Main Authors: Seeleib-Kaiser, M, Toivonen, T
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2011
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