Who should pay for the kids?

Authors
England, P Folbre, N
Citation
P. England et N. Folbre, Who should pay for the kids?, ANN AM POLI, 563, 1999, pp. 194-207
Citations number
57
Categorie Soggetti
Politucal Science & public Administration
Journal title
ANNALS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE
ISSN journal
00027162 → ACNP
Volume
563
Year of publication
1999
Pages
194 - 207
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-7162(199905)563:<194:WSPFTK>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
This article emphasizes collective struggles over the distribution of the c osts of children. Because the production of children's capabilities creates a public good that cannot be priced in the market, individuals can free ri de on the efforts of parents in general and mothers in particular. We need to redesign the social contract in ways that encourage more sustainable for ms of intergenerational altruism and reciprocity.