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1	Invisible Heart: Economics and Family Values more books like this by Nancy Folbre Using the image of "the invisible heart", a MacArthur Award-winning economist argues that if we don't establish a new set of rules defining the mutual responsibilities for caregiving, the penalties suffered by the needy--our very families--will increase. see all copies from $2.25! new only from $3.63! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Ultimate Field Guide to the U.S. Economy more books like this by James Heintz, Center for Popular Economics, Nancy Folbre Revised and expanded with the most recent data, this new edition of the classic primer on American economics brings key policy issues to life, reflecting the collective wit and wisdom of the best economic literacy activists in the country. Glossary. Illustrations throughout. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.25! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The War on the Poor: A Defense Manual more books like this by Nancy Folbre, Randy Pearl Albelda, The Center for Popular Economics An incisive look at poverty in this country. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.43! \| first editions
4	Field Guide to the U.S. Economy: A Compact and Irreverent Guide to Economic Life in America more books like this by Jonathan Teller-Elsberg, Nancy Folbre, James Heintz The twenty-first-century handbook to the myths and realities of the U.S. economy. Extensively revised and expanded with the most up-to-the-minute data, this new edition of the "Field Guide to the U.S. Economy" brings key economic issues to life, reflecting the collective wit and wisdom of the more than forty progressive economists affiliated with ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.20! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The New Field Guide to the U.S. Economy: A Compact and Irreverent Guide to Economic Life in America more books like this by Nancy Folbre, Center for Popular Economics, Robert Dworak (Illustrator) Now, revised and expanded with the most recent 1994 data, this book brings key economic issues to life, reflecting the collective wit and wisdom of more than 40 progressive economists. Complete with glossary and analytical "tool kit", ten chapters range from "Banking Behemoths" to "Bye Bye Ozone", covering owners, workers, women, the global ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
6	Who Pays for the Kids?: Gender and the Structure of Constraint more books like this by Nancy Folbre, Folbre Nancy Who bears the cost of social reproduction? The development of capitalism has brought many opportunities for women, but despite growing economic independence, they continue to bear a disproportionate amount of the costs of caring for children. Indeed whilst new freedoms and economic opportunities for women have been conceded they have not been ... see all copies from $6.39! new only from $25.98! \| first editions
7	Women's Work in the World Economy (Volume 4): International Economic Association (Vol. 101) more books like this by Nancy Folbre (Editor), Maria Floro, Barbara Bergman An impressive gathering of the latest feminist economic scholarship and a revealing overview of the role of female labor in the global economy, this volume examines the economic contributions of women in both underdeveloped and advanced capitalist societies. The international contributors have organized their selections according to four themes: ... see all copies from $7.00! new only from $24.02! \| first editions
8	Who Pays for the Kids?: Gender and the Structures of Constraint more books like this by Nancy Folbre, Folbre Nancy Nancy Folbre focuses on questions that most economists never think about: how and why people form overlapping groups that influence and limit what they want, how they may behave, and what they get. She has sharp and plausible things to say about group solidarity and group conflict and how they have affected the workings of economic institutions. ... see all copies from $4.05! new only from $143.58! \| SVS
9	Valuing Children: Rethinking the Economics of the Family more books like this by Nancy Folbre Nancy Folbre challenges the conventional economist's assumption that parents have children for the same reason that they acquire pets - primarily for the pleasure of their company. Children become the workers and taxpayers of the next generation, and "investments" in them offer a significant payback to other participants in the economy.Yet parents ... see all copies from $35.98! new only from $35.98! \| SVS
10	Family Time: The Social Organization of Care more books like this by Nancy Folbre (Editor), Michael Bittman (Editor) Time is NOT money! If anything, it is MORE important than money. The time we have to care for one another, especially for our children and our elderly, is more precious to us than anything else in the world. Yet we have more experience accounting for money than we do for time. In this volume, leading experts in analysis of time use from across the ... see all copies from $44.50! new only from $44.50! \| SVS
11	The Economics of the Family more books like this by Nancy Folbre This collection of essays features debate among neoclassical, institutionalist and feminist theorists, providing a useful guide to the evolution of economic approaches to the family. The clash of the paradigms illuminates some issues of profound concern to economics as a whole, such as the relative importance of altruism and self-interest. Both ... see all copies from $327.58! new only from $327.58!
12 view cover	Family Time: The Social Organisation of Care more books like this by Nancy Folbre Time is NOT money! If anything, it is MORE important than money. The time we have to care for one another, especially for our children and our elderly, is more precious to us than anything else in the world. Yet we have more experience accounting for money than we do for time. In this volume, leading experts in analysis of time use from across the ... see all copies from $143.58! new only from $143.58!
13 view cover	Warm Hands in Cold Age: Gender and Aging more books like this by Nancy Folbre (Editor), Lois Shaw (Editor), Agneta Stark (Editor) Public discussion of population aging usually focuses on the financial burden that increasingly elderly populations will impose on younger generations. Scholars give much less attention, to who does the actual work of day-to-day care for those no longer able to care for themselves; and although women are the majority among the elderly, little is ... see all copies from $26.06! new only from $26.06!
14	Field Guide to Us Economy more books like this by Nancy Folbre see all copies from $1.99! SVS
15	Women's work in the world economy more books like this by Nancy Folbre, International Economic Association This book examines the role of women and men in the economy of the future. The chapters share a common concern for the effect of public policies on women's work in the market place and in the home. The introduction outlines feminist challenges to traditional economics, while articles on women in developing and advanced countries explore topics ... see all copies from $23.75!
16	De La Diffèrence Des Sexes En Èconomie Politique by Nancy Folbre see all copies from $53.95! new only from $53.95!

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