Valuing Children: Rethinking the Economics of the Family
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*Valuing Children: Rethinking the Economics of the Family* is a book by feminist economist Nancy Folbre that analyzes how economic systems undervalue childrearing and care work and argues for policies that more fairly distribute their costs and benefits.
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| Valuing Children: Rethinking the Economics of the Family canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| addresses |
distributional conflicts over childrearing costs
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public policy toward families ⓘ welfare state and family support ⓘ |
| arguesFor |
greater public investment in children
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policies that more fairly distribute the benefits of raising children ⓘ policies that more fairly distribute the costs of raising children ⓘ recognition of care work in economic accounting ⓘ |
| author | Nancy Folbre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| critiques |
assumption that families alone should bear childrearing costs
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gender-neutral models of the household in mainstream economics ⓘ market-based valuation of human capital that ignores unpaid care ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
children as public as well as private goods
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collective responsibility for the next generation ⓘ social benefits of investing in children ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
gender inequality in care responsibilities
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intergenerational transfers ⓘ public and private responsibilities for children ⓘ undervaluation of care work in economic systems ⓘ undervaluation of childrearing in economic systems ⓘ |
| genre |
economics literature
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feminist economics literature ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | feminist economics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
care work
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childrearing ⓘ distribution of care costs and benefits ⓘ economics of the family ⓘ gender and economics ⓘ social policy ⓘ valuation of unpaid work ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
family policy
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gender division of labor ⓘ human capital ⓘ social reproduction ⓘ unpaid care work ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Nancy Folbre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
feminist economics
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political economy of the family ⓘ |
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