The rise and decline of patriarchal systems An intersectional political economy
Book - 2020
"In this groundbreaking new work, Nancy Folbre builds on a critique and reformulation of Marxian political economy, drawing on a larger body of scientific research, including neoclassical economics, sociology, psychology, and evolutionary biology, to answer the defining question of feminist political economy: why is gender inequality so pervasive? In part, because of the contradictory effects of capitalist development: on the one hand, rapid technological change has improved living standards and increased the scope for individual choice for women; on the other, increased inequality and the weakening of families and communities have reconfigured gender inequalities, leaving caregivers particularly vulnerable. The Rise and Decline of Pat...riarchal Systems examines why care work is generally unrewarded in a market economy, calling attention to the non-market processes of childbearing, childrearing and the care of other dependents, the inheritance of assets, and the use of force and violence to appropriate both physical and human resources. Exploring intersecting inequalities based on class, gender, age, race/ethnicity, and citizenship, and their implications for political coalitions, it sets a new feminist agenda for the twenty-first century."--Provided by publisher.
- Subjects
- Published
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London :
Verso
2020.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- xi, 308 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references pages (231-291) and index.
- ISBN
- 9781786632951
- Acknowledgements
- I. Theoretical Tools
- 1. Intersectional Political Economy
- 2. Defining the Patriarchal
- 3. Gender, Structure, and Collective Agency
- 4. Appropriation, Reproduction, and Production
- 5. Hierarchy and Exploitation
- II. Reconstructed Narratives
- 6. Patriarchal Ascents
- 7. Capitalist Trajectories
- 8. Welfare State Tensions
- 9. Gender and Care Costs
- 10. Division and Alliance
- Notes
- Index
Review by Kirkus Book Review