The Care Economy by Tim Jackson - 9781509554287

Name: The Care Economy by Tim Jackson - 9781509554287
Brand: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

The Care EconomyAuthor(s): Tim Jackson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Polity Press\nISBN-13: 9781509554287, 978-1509554287\nSynopsis\nCare is the foundation of organic life. But its fate in the economy is precarious and uncertain. The labour of care is arduous and underpaid. Yet without it health and vitality are impossible. Care itself ends up leading a curious dual life. In our hearts its honoured as an irreducible good. But in the market its treated as a second class citizen barely recognised in the relentless rush for productivity and wealth.\n\nHow did we arrive in this dysfunctional place? And what can we do to change things? What would it mean to take health seriously as a societal goal? What would it take to adopt care as an organising principle in the economy? \n\nRenowned ecological economist Tim Jackson sets out to tackle these questions in this timely and deeply personal book. His journey travels through the history of med.