Dados is one of the most widely-read social sciences journals in Latin America. Created in 1966, it publishes innovative works, originating from academic research, by Brazilian and foreign authors. Edited by IESP-UERJ, it aims to reconcile scientific rigor and academic excellence with an emphasis on public debate based on the analysis of substantive issues of society and politics.
Dados vol. 41 n. 2 Rio de Janeiro 1998
Abstract
This paper analyzes the provision of institutional child care in Sweden from a comparative perspective, testing the welfare state typology proposed by Gösta Esping-Andersen. Our attempt to analyze the provision of child care in the Scandinavian countries (with a focus on Sweden), in the United States, and in France according to the categories suggested by Esping-Andersen must be regarded as a test, because the original typology was based on a comparison of pension systems, sickness benefits, and public sectors as employers. Our study shows both the adequacy and some of the weaknesses of such an approach. As we point out some of the limitations perceived when the typology is employed in an analysis of the provision of social services ¾ i.e., when it is employed beyond its original parameters ¾ the feminist criticism of mainstream welfare state analyses is strengthened.
Keywords: welfare state, child care, working mothers
DOI: 10.1590/S0011-52581998000200002
A Criança entre o Estado, o Mercado e a Família: O Sistema Sueco de Creches em uma Perspectiva Comparada
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