I am planning a cross-cultural study that includes developed and developing countries. My research questions deal with the effects of the provision of care for labour market participation. Typically, the provision of care is studied in developed countries using Esping-Andersen’s typology and in developing countries using variations of Evers et al (1994) or Razavi 2007 “care diamond”. The Esping-Andersen typology is a poor choice for developing countries but the concept of a care diamond could be an appropriate concept in both developed and developing countries. I am looking for advice about the feasibility of this approach. References on the subject would also be appreciated.
My wife is a expert in this field.
Her thesis is about the magnitude of unpaid care work in India.
yes I think the care diamond is a useful concept for both developing and developed countries. See the study by Abe that uses the concept for understanding the care challenges in Japan http://www.unrisd.org/80256B3C005BCCF9/(httpAuxPages)/628267596A6E8AACC125774400502069/$file/Abe.pdf
Nata thank you for the reference. I am sure it will prov useful. I have managed to find a lot of one country studies. Do you know of any study that makes a comparative study between two countries, one developed the other developing using the care diamond?
Linda, I am also starting a project about developing countries, a multicultural research. I suggest you 4 tips:
1 - Despite the heterogenity, search for the homogenity between the 2 countries before starting, since it's good to compare data at the end and make better statistics analysis;
2 - U can use the PICO Model for searching depending on the specific objectives;
3- Use the public data base or public libraries to search for the same subject as: Pubmed, Lilacs, Scielo, Cochrane, etc, which have free journals indexed, articles, etc;
4 - Use the reverse search, as well.
Best regards!
Linda, I didn't meant to force the bias in the tip nr. 1, but on the contrary, since some times the variables don't match and consequently we don't have enough data to compare and than cannot construct a good confidence interval.
Sorry about the delay in replying. The concept of the care diamond considers that actors other than the state, market and family may be engaged in the provision of welfare services to citizens in a country. The above conept is called the welfare triangle and is often used when studying provision of welfare services in developed western societies.
The care diamond is called a diamond because it considers and values contributions from the civil society in addition to those provided through the triangle construction presented above. Services from the civil community may take the form of charities and other private or semi-private organisations as well as informal groups such as neighbours, friends or other persons. These services may be of central importance in developing countries where the welfare state is less developed.
I am interested in understanding the importance of welfare service provision through the care diamond in both developed and developing countries. My thesis is that the centrality of care in both models may have herethereto unexplored similar/different gender consequences for women. Research using the care diamond concept could provide new knowledge on these issues.
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