The Political Economy of Household Services in Europe

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Taking the Low Road: The Political Economy of Household Services in Europe....Pages 1-36
Front Matter....Pages 37-37
The Politics of Tax Exemptions for Household Services in France....Pages 39-59
Creating a ‘Personal Services’ Sector in France....Pages 60-81
The Politics of Domestic Outsourcing in Finland and Sweden....Pages 82-101
State Policies Encouraging the Outsourcing of Personal and Household Labour in Germany: Familialism and Women’s Employment in Conservative Welfare States....Pages 102-126
Front Matter....Pages 127-127
Clean Homes on Dirty Conditions? — Regulation and Working Conditions in the Domestic Work Sector in Sweden....Pages 129-149
Employment Quality in the Sector of Personal and Household Services: Status and Impact of Public Policies in France....Pages 150-171
Regulating Migrants as a Low-Cost Solution for Long-Term Care: The Formalisation of a Dual Care Labour Market in Austria....Pages 172-194
Front Matter....Pages 195-195
Matthew Runs Amok: The Belgian Service Voucher Scheme....Pages 197-220
The Swedish RUT Reduction — Subsidy of Formal Employment or of High-Income Earners’ Leisure Time?....Pages 221-241
The Finnish Tax Reduction for Domestic Costs: Consumption Patterns....Pages 242-261
Job Creation, Public Cost and the Distributive Profile of Tax Allowances for Household Services in France....Pages 262-283
Back Matter....Pages 285-288