The Family in the Mediterranean Welfare States

This work analyses in a historical and comparative perspective the relationship between the family and the welfare state in two Mediterranean countries: Italy and Spain. Two aims form the focus of the book. Firstly, to open the black box of the family in welfare state analysis, introducing a focus on inter-generational and kin relations. Secondly, to explain why the southern welfare states have offered very low support to families with children by taking into account several factors: the legacy of fascism, the role of the Church, and the specific role played by leftist parties in defining family policy as labour policy.

• | Author: Manuela Naldini
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Jan 21, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 264 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Family & Relationships
• | ISBN-10: 1138990930
• | ISBN-13: 9781138990937