Seen, heard and counted : rethinking care in a development context /

Contributors analyze the care economy in the developing world, at a moment when existing systems are under strain and new ideas are coming into focus. Offers the first global, regionally diverse study of the "invisible economy" of care, including case studies from diverse regional contexts...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Razavi, Shahra
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chichester ; Malden, MA : John Wiley & Sons, ©2012.
Temas:
Work and family > Developing countries.
Child care > Developing countries.
Working mothers > Developing countries.
Caregivers > Developing countries.
Sexual division of labor > Developing countries.
Family policy > Developing countries.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Caregivers
Child care
Family policy
Sexual division of labor
Social policy
Work and family
Working mothers
Developing countries > Social policy.
Developing countries
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Contributors analyze the care economy in the developing world, at a moment when existing systems are under strain and new ideas are coming into focus. Offers the first global, regionally diverse study of the "invisible economy" of care, including case studies from diverse regional contexts of Africa, Asia and Latin AmericaFrames the debate on care and highlights policy experimentation and ideas currently in flux Includes new research and data on developing countries, showing how, where care options for the socially disadvantaged are limited, failing to socialize the costs of care exacerbates e.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 263 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781118297261
1118297261
1118297296
9781118297292

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