Unpaid Work and the Economy a gender analysis of the standards of living

In economics, the voluntary sector is surprisingly understudied. In order to fully understand economics, unpaid and voluntary work needs to be taken into account and afforded the same status as paid activities. This book constitutes a rigorous economic analysis with special emphasis on gender issues...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Picchio, Antonella, editor (editor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Taylor & Francis 2003.
Colección:Routledge frontiers of political economy.
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  • List of illustrations ix List of contributors xiii Introduction 1 (10) Antonella Picchio A macroeconomic approach to an extended standard of living 11 (18) Antonella Picchio Unpaid work by gender in Italy 29 (30) Tindara Addabbo Extended income estimation and income inequality by gender 59 (44) Tindara Addabbo Antonella Caiumi Unpaid work and household living standards: equivalence scale estimation and intra-family distribution of resources 103 (19) Antonella Caiumi Unpaid work and household well-being: a non-monetary assessment 122 (35) Enrica Chiappero-Martinetti `Convenience consumption' and unpaid labour time: paradoxes or norms? 157 (14) Giuliana Campanelli Young people living with their parents: the gender impact of co-residence on labour supply and unpaid work 171 (18) Gianna Claudia Giannelli Chiara Monfardini Unpaid and paid caring: work in the reform of welfare states 189 (35) Elisabetta Addis The gender impact of workfare policies in Italy and the effect of unpaid work 224(25) Tindara Addabbo Massimo Baldini Index 249.