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"Holding hands at midnight": The paradox of caring labor

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  • Nancy Folbre

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This paper puts recent feminist theorizing about “care” within an economic context by developing the concept of caring labor and exploring possible reasons for its undervaluation. It describes the relevance of tensions between neoclassical and institutionalist thought, as well as between pro-market and anti-market views. The final section explores the implications for feminist public policy.

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Article provided by Taylor and Francis Journals in its journal Feminist Economics.

Volume (Year): 1 (1995)
Issue (Month): 1 ()
Pages: 73-92

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Handle: RePEc:taf:femeco:v:1:y:1995:i:1:p:73-92

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Keywords: Caring; labor; family; policy; altruism; reciprocity;

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Cited by:
  1. Knox, Trevor M., 1999. "The volunteer's folly and socio-economic man: some thoughts on altruism, rationality, and community," The Journal of Socio-Economics, Elsevier, vol. 28(4), pages 475-492.
  2. Burton, Peter & Lethbridge, Lynn & Phipps, Shelley, 2008. "Children with disabilities and chronic conditions and longer-term parental health," The Journal of Socio-Economics, Elsevier, vol. 37(3), pages 1168-1186, June.
  3. Zdravka, Todorova, 2009. "Employer of Last Resort Policy and Feminist Economics: Social Provisioning and Socialization of Investment," MPRA Paper 16240, University Library of Munich, Germany.
  4. Shelley Phipps, . "Economics and Well-Being of Canadian Children," Canadian International Labour Network Working Papers 35, McMaster University.
  5. Julie Nelson, 1999. "Of Markets And Martyrs: Is It OK To Pay Well For Care?," Feminist Economics, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 5(3), pages 43-59.
  6. Phillip O’Hara, 2004. "A new family-community social structure," Forum for Social Economics, Springer, vol. 33(2), pages 51-80, March.
  7. Olena Hankivsk & Jane Friesen & Colleen Varcoe & Fiona MacPhail & Lorraine Greaves & Charmaine Spencer, 2004. "Expanding Economic Costing in Health Care: Values, Gender and Diversity," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 30(3), pages 257-282, September.
  8. Robert A. Pollak, 2011. "Allocating Time: Individuals' Technologies, Household Technology, Perfect Substitutes, and Specialization," NBER Working Papers 17529, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  9. Margaret Lewis & Kimmarie McGoldrick, 2001. "Moving Beyond the Masculine Neoclassical Classroom," Feminist Economics, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 7(2), pages 91-103.
  10. Antigone Lyberaki, 2008. "“Deae ex Machina”: migrant women, care work and women’s employment in Greece," GreeSE – Hellenic Observatory Papers on Greece and Southeast Europe 20, Hellenic Observatory, LSE.
  11. Taylor, Robert, 1998. "The ethic of care versus the ethic of justice: an economic analysis," The Journal of Socio-Economics, Elsevier, vol. 27(4), pages 479-493.
  12. Gillian Hewitson, 2001. "A Survey of Feminist Economics," Working Papers 2001.01, School of Economics, La Trobe University.
  13. Susan Donath, 2000. "The Other Economy: A Suggestion for a Distinctively Feminist Economics," Feminist Economics, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 6(1), pages 115-123.
  14. Patricia Perkins, 2007. "Feminist Ecological Economics and Sustainability," Journal of Bioeconomics, Springer, vol. 9(3), pages 227-244, December.
  15. Mary McThomas & Roberto Gallardo, 2012. "The Impact of “Caring” Policies on Societal Issues," CESifo DICE Report, Ifo Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 10(4), December.

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