Radical Reform Or Piecemeal Adjustments? The Case of Finnish Family Policy Reforms. (20th July 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nyby, Josefine; Nygård, Mikael; Blum, Sonja
• Is Part Of: European policy analysis. Volume 4:Number 2(2018)
• Page Start: 190
• Page End: 213
• Publication Date: 2018-07-20
• Subjects: economic recession -- family policy -- Finland -- Nordic model of welfare -- welfare state reform; 经济萧条 -- 家庭政策 -- 芬兰 -- 北欧福利模式 -- 福利国家改革; Recesión económica -- política familiar -- Finlandia -- modelo nórdico de bienestar -- reforma del estado de bienestar; Policy sciences -- Europe -- Periodicals; Policy sciences -- European Union countries -- Periodicals; Periodicals; Periodicals; 320.609405
• DOI: 10.1002/epa2.1045
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2380-6567

Abstract

Abstract : Since the economic crisis, many welfare states reformed their social security systems to cut social expenditure, even in policy fields protecting the most vulnerable, such as family policy. Using qualitative content analysis, this article systematically examines reforms pursued in Finnish family policy 2007–2017, and establishes the direction and magnitude of these reforms. The result show that these fields were frequently reformed, containing both expanding and contracting policy adjustments, as well as contracting structural reforms. The result also show that the "Nordic" principle of universalism was slightly weakened and the principle of selectivity somewhat strengthened during this period.