abstract |This presentation will outline some unorthodox--and distinctly feminist--ways of thinking about the production, development, and maintenance of human capabilities. It will acknowledge some of the contributions of Gary Becker's theory of human capital, but insist on the need for a broader approach, with important implications for economic theory, public policy, and national income accounting. In doing so, the lecture will build upon the article “The Political Economy of Human Capital” and bring it up to date with subsequent work by Professor Folbre.
bio | PROFESSOR FOLBRE'S RESEARCH EXPLORES THE INTERFACE BETWEEN POLITICAL ECONOMY AND FEMINIST THEORY, WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THE VALUE OF UNPAID CARE WORK. IN ADDITION TO NUMEROUS ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN ACADEMIC JOURNALS, SHE IS THE AUTHOR OF THE RISE AND DECLINE OF PATRIARCHAL SYSTEMS (WHICH IS NOW AVAILABLE FROM VERSO), THE EDITOR OF FOR LOVE AND MONEY: CARE WORK IN THE U.S. (RUSSELL SAGE, 2012), AND THE AUTHOR OF GREED, LUST, AND GENDER: A HISTORY OF ECONOMIC IDEAS (OXFORD, 2009), VALUING CHILDREN: RETHINKING THE ECONOMICS OF THE FAMILY (HARVARD, 2008), AND THE INVISIBLE HEART: ECONOMICS AND FAMILY VALUES (NEW PRESS, 2001). SHE HAS ALSO WRITTEN WIDELY FOR A POPULAR AUDIENCE, INCLUDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NEW YORK TIMES ECONOMIX BLOG, THE NATION, AND THE AMERICAN PROSPECT. YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT HER AT HER WEBSITE AND BLOG, CARE TALK: http://blogs.umass.edu/folbre/
ORGANIZED BY POLITICAL ECONOMY RESEARCH GROUP (PERG) AND THE DEPARTMENT OF GENDER STUDIES
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