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Making Care Work
Why Our Economy Should Put People First
Av Nancy Folbre
Inbunden, 2026
305 kr
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A bold critique of conventional economics that reveals why the time and money we devote to care work is vital to our economic future.Our economy is much bigger than the dollar value of things we buy and sell. It depends on us—our health, our creativity, and our moral commitments. These capabilities …
Warm Hands in Cold Age
Gender and Aging
Av Nancy Folbre, Lois Shaw m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
388 kr
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Public discussion of population aging usually focuses on the financial burden that increasingly elderly populations will impose on younger generations. Scholars give much less attention to who does the actual work of day-to-day care for those no longer able to care for themselves; and although …
Greed, Lust and Gender
A History of Economic Ideas
Av Nancy Folbre
E-bok, 2009
1100 kr
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When does the pursuit of self-interest go too far, lapsing into morally unacceptable behaviour? Until the unprecedented events of the recent global financial crisis economists often seemed unconcerned with this question, even suggesting that "greed is good." A closer look, however, suggests that …
Greed, Lust and Gender
A History of Economic Ideas
Av Nancy Folbre
E-bok, 2009
969 kr
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When does the pursuit of self-interest go too far, lapsing into morally unacceptable behaviour? Until the unprecedented events of the recent global financial crisis economists often seemed unconcerned with this question, even suggesting that "greed is good." A closer look, however, suggests that …
Greed, Lust and Gender
A History of Economic Ideas
Av Nancy Folbre
Inbunden, 2009
1610 kr
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When does the pursuit of self-interest go too far, lapsing into morally unacceptable behaviour? Until the unprecedented events of the recent global financial crisis economists often seemed unconcerned with this question, even suggesting that "greed is good." A closer look, however, suggests that …
Who Pays for the Kids?
Gender and the Structures of Constraint
Av Nancy Folbre
Inbunden, 1994
2759 kr
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Three paradoxes surround the division of the costs of social reproduction:* Women have entered the paid labour force in growing numbers, but they continue to perform most of the unpaid labour of housework and childcare.* Birth rates have fallen but more and more mothers are supporting children on …
Who Pays for the Kids?
Gender and the Structures of Constraint
Av Nancy Folbre
Häftad, 1994
929 kr
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Three paradoxes surround the division of the costs of social reproduction:* Women have entered the paid labour force in growing numbers, but they continue to perform most of the unpaid labour of housework and childcare.* Birth rates have fallen but more and more mothers are supporting children on …
Family Time
The Social Organization of Care
Av Michael Bittman, Nancy Folbre
Inbunden, 2004
2750 kr
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The time we have to care for one another, especially for our children and our elderly, is more precious to us than anything else in the world. Yet we have more experience accounting for money than we do for time. In this volume, leading experts in analysis of time use from across the globe explore …
Family Time
The Social Organization of Care
Av Michael Bittman, Nancy Folbre
Häftad, 2004
926 kr
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The time we have to care for one another, especially for our children and our elderly, is more precious to us than anything else in the world. Yet we have more experience accounting for money than we do for time. In this volume, leading experts in analysis of time use from across the globe explore …
Warm Hands in Cold Age
Gender and Aging
Av Nancy Folbre, Lois Shaw m. fl.
Inbunden, 2006
768 kr
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Public discussion of population aging usually focuses on the financial burden that increasingly elderly populations will impose on younger generations. Scholars give much less attention to who does the actual work of day-to-day care for those no longer able to care for themselves; and although …
Making Care Work
Why Our Economy Should Put People First
Av Nancy Folbre
E-bok, 2026
367 kr
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A bold critique of conventional economics that reveals why the time and money we devote to care work is vital to our economic future. Our economy is much bigger than the dollar value of things we buy and sell. It depends on usour health, our creativity, and our moral commitments. These capabilities …
Valuing Children
Rethinking the Economics of the Family
Av Nancy Folbre
Häftad, 2010
280 kr
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Nancy Folbre challenges the conventional economist's assumption that parents have children for the same reason that they acquire pets--primarily for the pleasure of their company. Children become the workers and taxpayers of the next generation, and "investments" in them offer a significant payback …
Family Time
The Social Organization of Care
Av Nancy Folbre, Michael Bittman
E-bok, 2004
1067 kr
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The time we have to care for one another, especially for our children and our elderly, is more precious to us than anything else in the world. Yet we have more experience accounting for money than we do for time. In this volume, leading experts in analysis of time use from across the globe explore …
Who Pays for the Kids?
Gender and the Structures of Constraint
Av Nancy Folbre
E-bok, 1994
1091 kr
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Three paradoxes surround the division of the costs of social reproduction:* Women have entered the paid labour force in growing numbers, but they continue to perform most of the unpaid labour of housework and childcare.* Birth rates have fallen but more and more mothers are supporting children on …
Women's Work in the World Economy
Av Maria Floro, Bina Agarwal m. fl.
E-bok, 1993
364 kr
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Examines the role of women and men in the economy of the future. The diverse chapters share a common concern for the effect of public policies on women''s work both in the market place and in the home. Empirical studies offer models for further research in the field of women in the economy.
Invisible Heart
Economics and Family Values
Av Nancy Folbre
Häftad, 2002
189 kr
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A brilliant approach to the economics of caregiving and feminized work, from the MacArthur Award–winning economist “Important and illuminating . . . an outstandingly provocative book about the economics of care and reciprocity.” —Emma Rothschild, The New York Times Book Review Lost in perpetually …
Rise and Decline of Patriarchal Systems
An Intersectional Political Economy
Av Nancy Folbre
E-bok, 2021
133 kr
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Why do patriarchal systems survive? In this groundbreaking work of feminist theory, Nancy Folbre examines the contradictory effects of capitalist development. She explains why the work of caring for others is under-valued and under-rewarded in today''s global economy, calling attention to the …
Rise and Decline of Patriarchal Systems
An Intersectional Political Economy
Av Nancy Folbre
Häftad, 2021
243 kr
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In this groundbreaking new work, Nancy Folbre builds on a critique and reformulation of Marxian political economy, drawing on a larger body of scientific research, including neoclassical economics, sociology, psychology, and evolutionary biology, to answer the defining question of feminist …
Economics of the Family
Av Nancy Folbre
Inbunden, 1996
5946 kr
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This collection of essays features debate among neoclassical, institutionalist and feminist theorists, providing an invaluable guide to the evolution of economic approaches to the family. The clash of paradigms illuminates some issues of profound concern to economics as a whole, such as the …
