Download or read book Advanced Introduction to Family Policy written by Saraceno, Chiara and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2022-01-18 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by eminent scholar Chiara Saraceno, this Advanced Introduction offers a synthetic overview of the core theoretical and policy issues involved in family policy, currently the most dynamic sector of social policies in both developed and developing countries. It discusses the three primary areas of family policy in contemporary society: financial support for the cost of children, short and long term care for children and dependent people, and work-family conciliation.