States, Markets, Families: Gender, Liberalism and Social Policy in Australia, Canada, Great Britain and the United States

by Julia S. O'Connor, Ann Shola Orloff, Sheila Shaver

Three leading figures in the field make this important contribution to debates about social policy and gender relations in an era of economic restructuring and market liberalism. Structured thematically and systematically comparative, the book analyzes three key policy areas: labor markets, income maintenance and reproductive rights. It explores the question of whether liberal states should intervene in workplaces or families to guarantee the rights and welfare of all individuals within them. The experiences of Canada, the UK, United States and Australia are the focus of the book.

296 pages, Paperback

First published January 28, 1999

Reviews

[Alix · Rating 4 out of 5]

While this text is almost 20 years old now, it offers a very useful comparison of the core features of social policy in four countries that often get considered substantively similar.