OECD – Doing Better for Families – Publication

 OECD – DOING BETTER FOR FAMILIES

All OECD governments want to give parents more choice in
their work and family decisions. This book looks at the different ways in
which governments support families. It seeks to provide answers to
questions such as: Is spending on family benefits going up, and how does it
vary by the age of the child? Has the crisis affected public support for
families? What is the best way of helping adults to have the number of
children they desire? What are the effects of parental leave programmes on
female labour supply and on child well-being? Are childcare costs a barrier
to parental employment and can flexible workplace options help? What is the
best time for mothers to go back to work after childbirth? And what are the
best policies to reduce poverty among sole parents?

Contents:

Foreword (free .pdf)

Chapter 1. Families are changing (free .pdf)

Chapter 2. The balance of family policy tools

Chapter 3. Fertility trends: what have been the main
drivers?

Chapter 4. Reducing barriers to parental employment

Chapter 5. Promoting child development and child well-being

Chapter 6. Sole parents, public policy, employment and
poverty

Chapter 7. Child maltreatment