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

• Other Authors: Razavi, Shahra
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester ; Malden, MA : John Wiley & Sons, [2012]
• Subjects: 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.

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...