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| The OECD's discourse on the reconciliation of work and family life | | Author(s) | Rianne Mahon |
| Journal title | Global Social Policy, vol 9, no 2, August 2009 |
| Pages | pp 183-204 |
| Source | http://www.sagepublications.com |
| Keywords | Employment ; Family relationships ; Social policy ; International bodies ; Theory ; International. |
| Annotation | The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) can be considered a pioneer of soft forms of transnational governance. For some, it has used its "soft powers" to contribute to the construction of a neoliberal world order; however, Neoliberal solutions are not the only ones it has to offer, especially in the area of social policy. What accounts for the ability of one unit (the Directorate on Employment, Labour and Social Affairs - DELSA) of the Organisation to fashion and enunciate each different prescription from that prescribed by the dominant Economic Department? The author suggests that development of the concept of "organisational (discourses)" offers some insight. The author develops the concept and uses it to compare to moments in the formation of the OECD's discourses in the "reconciliation of work and family life", an area of social policy that has grown in importance as a result of women's rising labour force participation rates, the increase in the number of lone parent families, and the demographic challenges posed by ageing and falling fertility in OECD societies. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090914212 A |
| Classmark | WJ: DS:SJ: TM2: VMA: 4D: 72 |
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