Gender, Care and Economics

Gardiner, J.

This book offers a radical critique of mainstream, Marxist and feminist economic theories, ranging from the classical liberal economics of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to the feminist debates about domestic labour and patriarchy in the late twentieth century. It explores the increasing importance of household care relations, especially childcare, in shaping the domestic labour process. Trends in household gender relations and working patterns in Britain are explored in the context of political ideas and policies regarding the state, the economy, gender and care.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 1996-12-10

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9780333669945

DOI: 10.1057/978-1-349-25221-3

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 288