Steven K. Wisensale

Family Leave Policy: The Political Economy of Work and Family in America (eBook, ePUB)

The Political Economy of Work and Family in America

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Explores the formulation, implementaion and evaluation of US family leave policy. This study identifies economic and social forces that affect both the family and the workplace, and examines how the political system, in particular, has responded to changes through various policy initiatives.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317470687
• Artikelnr.: 42887208

Autorenporträt

Steven K. Wisensale

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: A Warm Rose Garden in February Part I: Family and Work Amidst
Political and Economic Change 1. The Changing American Family 2. The Family
and American Politics 3. The Economics of Family Life 4. The Changing
Workplace: When Work and Family Converge Part II: Family Leave Policy in
the United States 5. State Initiatives in Family Leave Policy 6. Federal
Initiatives in Family Leave Policy: Formulation of the FMLA 7.
Implementation and Evaluation of the Family and Medical Leave Act Part III:
Toward the Future 8. Toward Paid Leave 9. Lessons from Abroad: Leave Policy
from an International Perspective 10. Conclusions and Recommendations