Which Ideas, Whose Norms?: Comparing the Relative Influence of International Organizations on Paid Maternity and Parental Leave Policies in Liberal Welfare States

摘要: This article examines the adoption of paid maternity and parental leave policies in liberal welfare states Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom investigates domestic international sources policy ideas. Through comparative analysis using mainly qualitative techniques primary secondary elite interviews, decision-making processes each these jurisdictions. It finds relative influence organizations to be rather limited comparison influence, including election leftist governments under sympathetic party leaders context human capital concerns.