 The Impact of Population Policies on Women in Eastern Europe: The German Democratic RepublicLynn Duggan
Chapter 15 in Women’s Work in the World Economy, 1992, pp 250-264 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract Most of the literature on family policy in Eastern Europe has focused on the impact of population policies on birth rates and fertility rates.2 However important this question may be, it narrows unnecessarily the analysis of the impact of family policy. Feminist theory suggests that this restrictive approach reflects a patriarchal bias which sees women only as instruments in achieving optimal growth rates. In this paper I develop a broader economic approach which includes the impact of family policy on women’s economic position in society, and, in addition, considers the impact of factors not usually considered part of family policy, including housing policy and male/female wage differentials. This analysis is within the context of Eastern European family policies in general but focuses chiefly on the German Democratic Republic. Keywords: Child Care; Single Mother; Population Policy; Family Policy; Labour Force Statistics (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:intecp:978-1-349-13188-4_15 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-13188-4_15 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in International Economic Association Series from Palgrave Macmillan |
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