{"product_id":"9781444361537","title":"Seen, Heard and Counted Rethinking Care in a Development Context","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDevelopment and Change Special Issues\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eSeen, Heard and Counted\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eRethinking Care in a Development Context\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eShahra Razavi\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics \/ Development \/ Economic Development\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eContributors analyze the care economy in the developing world, at a moment when existing systems are under strain and new ideas are coming into focus.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers the first global, regionally diverse study of the “invisible economy” of care, including case studies from diverse regional contexts of Africa, Asia and Latin America\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFrames the debate on care and highlights policy experimentation and ideas currently in flux\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes new research and data on developing countries, showing how, where care options for the socially disadvantaged are limited, failing to socialize the costs of care exacerbates existing inequalities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComes at a moment when, if not yet marked by a generalized care crisis, the world’s existing systems are under strain and in need of rethinking\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures introductory chapters that set out the conceptual framework and findings on individual country studies, and a concluding chapter that draws out the transnational dimensions of care\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShahra Razavi\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Researcher at the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD). She specializes in the gender dimensions of social development, with a particular focus on livelihoods and social policy. Her recent books include \u003ci\u003eThe Gendered Impacts of Liberalization: Towards \"Embedded Liberalism\"\u003c\/i\u003e? (2009) and \u003ci\u003eGender and Social Policy in a Global Context: Uncovering the Gendered Structure of 'the Social'\u003c\/i\u003e, edited with Shireen Hassim (2006).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 April 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781444361537\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e276\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378840039564,"sku":"9781444361537","price":33.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781444361537.jpg?v=1784322580","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781444361537","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}