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

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Razavi, Shahra
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Chichester ; Malden, MA : John Wiley & Sons, [2012]
• Θέματα: 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.; Electronic books.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: 1 online resource (xii, 263 pages) : illustrations
• Βιβλιογραφία: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781118297261; 1118297261; 1118297296; 9781118297292
• DOI: 10.1002/9781118297261

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.