The nature of the relationship between children, parents and the state has   been central to the growth of the modern welfare state and has long been a   problem for western liberal democracies. Welfare states have  undergone profound restructuring over the past two decades and families   also have changed, in terms of their form and the nature of the   contributions that men and women make to them. More attention is being  paid to children by policymakers, but often because of their importance as   future `citizen workers'. The book explores the implications of changes to   the welfare state for children in a range of countries.     Children, Changing Families and Welfare States:    * examines the implications of social policies for children  * sets the discussion in the broader context of both family change and   welfare state change, exploring the nature of the policy debate that has   allowed the welfare of the child to come to the fore  * tackles policies to do with both the care and financial support of   children  * looks at the household level and how children fare when both adult men   and women must seek to combine paid and unpaid work, and what support is   offered by welfare states  * provides a comparative perspective on these issues.    The contributors have written a book that will be warmly welcomed by   scholars and researchers of social policy, social work and sociology and   students at both the advanced undergraduate and post-graduate level.

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