The Political Economy of Household Services in Europe [electronic resource] /
Carbonnier, Clément.author.
Morel, Nathalie.editor.
This edited volume assesses from a variety of perspectives the policies introduced to support the development of household services across Europe. It highlights the impact of these costly policies on the creation of low quality jobs and on labour market dualisation, and questions their social and economic outcomes.
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""Cover ""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Notes on Contributors""; ""1 Taking the Low Road: The Political Economy of Household Services in Europe                                                                                   ""; ""Part I The Politics of Subsidising Domestic Services in Europe                                                                     ""; ""2 The Politics of Tax Exemptions for Household Services in France                                                                        ""
""3 Creating a ?Personal Services? Sector in France                                                        """"4 The Politics of Domestic Outsourcing in Finland and Sweden                                                                   ""; ""5 State Policies Encouraging the Outsourcing of Personal and Household Labour in Germany: Familialism and Women?s Employment in Conservative Welfare States                                                                                                                                                                  ""
""Part II Taking the Low Road? The Development of a Low-End Service Economy for Europe                                                                                           """"6 Clean Homes on Dirty Conditions? ? Regulation and Working Conditions in the Domestic Work Sector in Sweden                                                                                                                   ""
""7 Employment Quality in the Sector of Personal and Household Services: Status and Impact of Public Policies in France                                                                                                                            """"8 Regulating Migrants as a Low-Cost Solution for Long-Term Care: The Formalisation of a Dual Care Labour Market in Austria                                                                                                                                 ""
""Part III Money Well Spent? Services Used, Beneficiaries and Employment Effect of These Policies                                                                                                      """"9 Matthew Runs Amok: The Belgian Service Voucher Scheme                                                              ""; ""10 The Swedish RUT Reduction ? Subsidy of Formal Employment or of High-Income Earners? Leisure Time?                                                                                                           ""
""11 The Finnish Tax Reduction for Domestic Costs: Consumption Patterns                                                                            ""
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
This edited volume assesses from a variety of perspectives the policies introduced to support the development of household services across Europe. It highlights the impact of these costly policies on the creation of low quality jobs and on labour market dualisation, and questions their social and economic outcomes.
Social policy.
Industrial sociology.
Europe—Politics and government.
Political economy.
Labor economics.
Social Policy.
Sociology of Work.
European Politics.
International Political Economy.
Social Policy.
Labor Economics.