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For Love or Money—Or Both?

Author(s) -

Nancy Folbre,

Julie A. Nelson

Publication year - 2000

Publication title -

the journal of economic perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 9.614

H-Index - 196

eISSN - 1944-7965

pISSN - 0895-3309

DOI - 10.1257/jep.14.4.123

Subject(s) - marketization , argument (complex analysis) , context (archaeology) , public economics , economics , public policy , process (computing) , positive economics , law and economics , economic growth , political science , law , paleontology , biochemistry , chemistry , computer science , china , biology , operating system

This paper explores the implications for economic analysis, societal well-being, and public policy of the movement of care services (such as child and elder care) from home to market. A broad empirical overview sets the stage for the argument that this process cannot be properly evaluated using only a priori judgments about the suitability of marketization. The context in which markets operate is crucial, and while the growth of market provision poses some risks, it also offers some potential benefits.

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