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Clean Homes on Dirty Conditions? — Regulation and Working Conditions in the Domestic Work Sector in Sweden

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The Political Economy of Household Services in Europe

Part of the book series: Work and Welfare in Europe ((RECOWE))

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In the past two decades, the demand for household services in Sweden has increased rapidly, mainly because of increasing wage differentials, the increasing demands of working life, and cuts in institutional care and other social services. At the same time, globalisation (and particularly the enlargement of the EU) has led to increased access to labour from countries with considerably lower wages than Sweden.

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  1. Catharina Calleman
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  1. University of Cergy-Pontoise, France

    Clément Carbonnier (Assistant Professor in Economics) (Assistant Professor in Economics)

  2. Sciences Po, France

    Nathalie Morel (Assistant Professor in Political Science) (Assistant Professor in Political Science)

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Calleman, C. (2015). Clean Homes on Dirty Conditions? — Regulation and Working Conditions in the Domestic Work Sector in Sweden. In: Carbonnier, C., Morel, N. (eds) The Political Economy of Household Services in Europe. Work and Welfare in Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137473721_6

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