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The Generational contract in the family : explaining regime differences in financial transfers from parents to children in Europe

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dc.contributor.author Kohli, Martin
dc.contributor.author Albertini, Marco
dc.contributor.other Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Departament de Ciències Polítiques i Socials
dc.date.accessioned 2012-07-11T01:51:12Z
dc.date.available 2012-07-11T01:51:12Z
dc.date.issued 2008-10-21T07:48:06Z
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/2072/10681
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/285
dc.description.abstract The exchange of social and economic support between the generationsis one of the main pillars of both family life and welfare systems. Thedebate on how to reform the generational contract is still truncated, however, by focusing on its public dimension only, especially on pensions and health care provisions. For a full account, the transfer of resources between adult generations in the family needs to be included as well. In our previous research we have shown that intergenerationalexchange is more likely to take place but less intense in the Nordicwelfare regime than in the Continental and Southern ones. In thepresent paper we analyze the social mechanisms that create and explain this nexus between patterns of intergenerational transfers and welfare regimes. The notion that Southern European family support networksare stronger and more effective than those of Continental and Northern European countries is only partially confirmed. In Southern (and partly in Continental) countries, children are mostly supported by means of co-residence with their parents till their complete economicindependence. However, once they have left the parental home thereare fewer transfers; support tends to be restricted to children who have special needs (such as for the formation of their own family), and depends more on their parents’ resources. In the Nordic countries, in contrast, transfers are less driven by children’s needs and parentalresources.
dc.format 22 p.
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dc.relation.ispartofseries DemoSoc working papers; 24
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dc.subject.other Estat del benestar
dc.subject.other Família - Europa
dc.title The Generational contract in the family : explaining regime differences in financial transfers from parents to children in Europe
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/workingPaper
dc.date.modified 2012-07-10T07:27:34Z

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