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Careful Economics
Maren A. Jochimsen
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Description for Careful Economics
Paperback. Num Pages: 148 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GT; JH; JKSN; KCA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 8. Weight in Grams: 248.
Much like their authors, the ideas behind books can grow and change on the way from proposal to manuscript. I originally planned to join the discussion on care and economics at a different, more policy-oriented level, hoping to identify the conditions under which caring services are taken to the market. In approaching the task, however, I realized that economic science lacked an overall concept of caring. Economists' notions of caring and their knowledge of its basic elements and structural characteristics were fragmented. Caring activities were treated in the context of household work, unpaid work, or subsistence and informal work. None ... Read more
Much like their authors, the ideas behind books can grow and change on the way from proposal to manuscript. I originally planned to join the discussion on care and economics at a different, more policy-oriented level, hoping to identify the conditions under which caring services are taken to the market. In approaching the task, however, I realized that economic science lacked an overall concept of caring. Economists' notions of caring and their knowledge of its basic elements and structural characteristics were fragmented. Caring activities were treated in the context of household work, unpaid work, or subsistence and informal work. None ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
Number of Pages
134
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781441953599
SKU
V9781441953599
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About Maren A. Jochimsen
Maren A. Jochimsen is an economist holding a doctorate from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, where she subsequently worked as researcher. Further affiliations have included the University of Cambridge, Harvard University, and the University of Amsterdam. She is co-founder of the Network Caring Economy and founding member of the International Association for Feminist Economics Europe. She has published on ... Read more
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