Nancy Folbre: Making Care Work, Gebunden
Making Care Work
- Why Our Economy Should Put People First
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- Verlag:
- University of California Press, 03/2026
- Einband:
- Gebunden
- Sprache:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9780520405622
- Artikelnummer:
- 12464694
- Umfang:
- 384 Seiten
- Erscheinungstermin:
- 17.3.2026
- Hinweis
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Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
Klappentext
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 don't have price tags but are crucial to a sustainable future. We need to acknowledge and reward the value of caring for ourselves and others, especially our children, our elderly, and those experiencing illness or disability.
From leading feminist economist Nancy Folbre, Making Care Work provides a compelling historical and economic account of care provision in the United States. Folbre traces the long and colorful history of resistance to bogus claims that only paid work "counts" and that employees in care services are always paid what they deserve. Explaining why care providers remain economically vulnerable today, she argues that more attention to the public benefits of care provision could help build the political coalitions needed to implement policies that put people first.
In this comprehensive and bold book, Folbre upends conventional economic thinking and maps a hopeful path toward a more equitable and sustainable economy.
Biografie
Nancy Folbre, Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has won international recognition for her research on the interface between feminist theory and political economy. Her empirical research focuses on the amount and value of time devoted to care of dependents. She has written several books for a broad audience. A recipient of a five-year fellowship from the MacArthur Foundation, she is also a Charlotte Perkins Gilman Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, a past president of the International Association for Feminist Economics and an Associate Editor of the journal Feminist Economics