Table of Contents

1: Introduction
2: Early Fears of Population Decline
3: First Elements of Family Policies
4: The Expansion of State Support
5: The Rediscovery of Poverty
6: Women's Issues: Second Wave
7: Renewed Demographic Concerns
8: The New Population Question
9: The Family as a Political Issue
10: Recent Trends in State Support
11: Conclusion
Appendix A. Sources of Data
Appendix B. Technical Notes

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A major contribution to the comparative sociology of the state and family policy. Choice