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Impacts of Policy Actions on the Family and Household

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2008

John Ermisch
John Ermisch
Affiliation:
Economic Demography National Institute of Economic & Social Research, London
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Abstract

The influence of demographic factors on public policy is well recognised, but the impact of policies other than population policy on demographic behaviour is generally ignored. The paper discusses the effects of various aspects of social policy on marriage, fertility, divorce and household formation behaviour. While the focus is on Great Britain, examples from other countries and cross-national comparisons are employed in the analysis. It measures the effects of particular policies in order to show that the impact of social policies on family formation and dissolution is not just a theoretical possibility. They have significant influences on important aspects of the way in which we live, and in most cases these demographic effects were not recognised by policy makers.

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Journal of Public Policy , Volume 6 , Issue 3 , July 1986 , pp. 297 - 318
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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