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An explanation for the significant differences between the Flemish & Dutch welfare state's child care provisions is offered. Overviews of the Flemish & Dutch welfare systems are provided, emphasizing the nature of each state's child care system & the relationship between women's participation in the labor market & families' use of child care. Arlie Hochschild's (1995) concept of "ideals of care" is introduced to understand how similar welfare systems have produced distinct child care programs. After noting that the origins of the Flemish & Dutch states' intervention in child care are similar (eg, the national labor market), conditions & events responsible for the superiority of the Flemish state's child care program are revealed. The extent of child care program choice & of welfare system restructuring accomplished in both states is then addressed. It is reported that the Flemish & Dutch states have adopted different ideals of care in determining the appropriate levels of child care; whereas the Flemish welfare state is dominated by the use of private providers who are generally mothers, it is stated that the Dutch system is characterized by the notion of parental sharing. The implications of political change in present-day Belgium for the Flemish welfare state & of parental sharing & surrogate mothering for achieving gender equality are also pondered. 3 Tables, 67 References. J. W. Parker

An explanation for the significant differences between the Flemish & Dutch welfare state's child care provisions is offered. Overviews of the Flemish & Dutch welfare systems are provided, emphasizing the nature of each state's child care system & the relationship between women's participation in the labor market & families' use of child care. Arlie Hochschild's (1995) concept of "ideals of care" is introduced to understand how similar welfare systems have produced distinct child care programs. After noting that the origins of the Flemish & Dutch states' intervention in child care are similar (eg, the national labor market), conditions & events responsible for the superiority of the Flemish state's child care program are revealed. The extent of child care program choice & of welfare system restructuring accomplished in both states is then addressed. It is reported that the Flemish & Dutch states have adopted different ideals of care in determining the appropriate levels of child care; whereas the Flemish welfare state is dominated by the use of private providers who are generally mothers, it is stated that the Dutch system is characterized by the notion of parental sharing. The implications of political change in present-day Belgium for the Flemish welfare state & of parental sharing & surrogate mothering for achieving gender equality are also pondered. 3 Tables, 67 References. J. W. Parker