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| The cost sharing of child and family care leave | | Author(s) | Katsura Maruyama |
| Corporate Author | National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan |
| Journal title | Review of Population and Social Policy, no 8, 1999 |
| Pages | pp 49-74 |
| Source | National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, 1-2-3 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0013, Japan. |
| Keywords | Family care ; Women as carers ; Children [offspring]. |
| Annotation | In Japan, care of children and older people has traditionally been the responsibility of the family, particularly women. However, socioeconomic changes have resulted in child care and elderly care becoming important issues in the formulation of public policy. This article examines the cost distribution of the child care leave and family care leave systems in Japan. It finds that exemption from social insurance premiums and benefits paid through employment insurance reduce the opportunity cost of child care leave. However, there are various problems related to the payment of benefits. In the case of family leave (to care for older relatives) the burden of cost falls mainly on the employee, with only minor costs to society. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000322205 A |
| Classmark | P6:SJ: P6:SH: SS |
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