| Description |
xi, 242 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Routledge IAFFE advances in feminist economics ; 2 |
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Routledge IAFFE advances in feminist economics ; 2
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| Contents |
Theory of the misallocation of time / Nancy Folbre -- Family time and public policy in the United States / Timothy M. Smeeding and Joseph T. Marchand -- Activity, proximity, or responsibility? Measuring parental childcare time / Michelle J. Budio and Nancy Folbre -- Making the invisible, visible / Michael Bittman [and others] -- Bringing up Bobby and Betty / Duncan Ironmonger -- Valuing informal elder care / Douglas A. Wolf -- Packaging care / Michael Bittman, Lyn Craig, and Nancy Folbre -- Parenting and employment / Michael Bittman -- Rush hour / Michael Bittman and Judy Wajcman -- Tale of dual-earner families in four countries / Shelley Pacholok and Anne H. Gauthier -- Parenthood without penalty / Michael Bittman |
| Summary |
Chapters include: Family time and public policy in the United States, Making the invisible visible: the life and time(s) of informal caregivers, Valuing informal elder care, Parenting and employment: what time-use surveys show and Parenthood without penalty: time-use and public policy in Australia and Finland |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Families -- Time management -- Economic aspects.
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Caregivers -- Time management -- Economic aspects.
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Child care -- Economic aspects.
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Older people -- Home care -- Economic aspects.
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Work and family.
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Feminist economics.
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| Author |
Folbre, Nancy.
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Bittman, Michael.
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| LC no. |
2003063604 |
| ISBN |
0415310091 (alk. paper) |
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0415310105 |
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