The development of children and family policy in Estonia from 1945 to 2000

The paper gives an overview ofthe formation ofEstonian family policy in the period from 1945 to 2000. Deeper analyses are dedicated to the most recent decade and to the factors which have influenced family policy and the main objects of discussion. For that purpose statistics and interviews with pol...

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Main Author: Ainsaar Mare
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Population Research Institute of Väestöliitto 2001-01-01
Series:Finnish Yearbook of Population Research
Online Access:https://journal.fi/fypr/article/view/44957
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spelling doaj-5aa2e306ad5948daa4f2c234388e27342020-11-25T00:10:17ZengPopulation Research Institute of VäestöliittoFinnish Yearbook of Population Research1796-61831796-61912001-01-0137 The development of children and family policy in Estonia from 1945 to 2000Ainsaar MareThe paper gives an overview ofthe formation ofEstonian family policy in the period from 1945 to 2000. Deeper analyses are dedicated to the most recent decade and to the factors which have influenced family policy and the main objects of discussion. For that purpose statistics and interviews with policy makers are analysed. The paper comes to the conclusion that child and family policy carries traces ofhistory, different institutions and traditions. Family policy has been classsified according to time period: 1945- 1970, 1970-1990, and 1990 to present. The main characteristics of the most recent decade's family policy include comparatively generous child benefits, a great dependency of policy on political decisions, and the development of an initially plain and simple children's and family policy towards a more complicated one. https://journal.fi/fypr/article/view/44957
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Finnish Yearbook of Population Research
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title The development of children and family policy in Estonia from 1945 to 2000
title_short The development of children and family policy in Estonia from 1945 to 2000
title_full The development of children and family policy in Estonia from 1945 to 2000
title_fullStr The development of children and family policy in Estonia from 1945 to 2000
title_full_unstemmed The development of children and family policy in Estonia from 1945 to 2000
title_sort development of children and family policy in estonia from 1945 to 2000
publisher Population Research Institute of Väestöliitto
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publishDate 2001-01-01
description The paper gives an overview ofthe formation ofEstonian family policy in the period from 1945 to 2000. Deeper analyses are dedicated to the most recent decade and to the factors which have influenced family policy and the main objects of discussion. For that purpose statistics and interviews with policy makers are analysed. The paper comes to the conclusion that child and family policy carries traces ofhistory, different institutions and traditions. Family policy has been classsified according to time period: 1945- 1970, 1970-1990, and 1990 to present. The main characteristics of the most recent decade's family policy include comparatively generous child benefits, a great dependency of policy on political decisions, and the development of an initially plain and simple children's and family policy towards a more complicated one.
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