Helping hand outs
Tom Neumark shares the value of giving where terms and conditions don’t apply. Having recently gone blind, Beatrice was not able to see her grandson’s diarrhoea on the packed-dirt floor …
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Enlightenment goes viral
I am not a believer in conspiracy theories, but for one moment let’s imagine there exists a shadowy secret society bent on world betterment… The Society had been increasingly worried. …
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Same old. same old
Despite being past many things, elders will always be here. Nina Teasdale says it’s time to recognise them as valuable cargo, as much as heavy responsibilities. An ageing population is …
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Why care a damn
McMaster takes a tally of the value of care in an economy and asks: what is a round of applause worth? Four years before Covid 19 infected its first victim, …
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Homemaker’s Work in Landmark Judgment, Awards Additional Rs. 11.2 Lakhs
This week, India’s Supreme Court delivered a crucial judgment that will progressively inform our notions of homemakers’ work, sacrifice, and subsequently the economic value of both. In an insurance dispute …
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Intensive Care
Over five years, Madeleine Bunting travelled the country, speaking to charity workers, doctors, social workers, in-home carers, nurses, palliative care teams and parents, to explore the value of care. Out …
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Labours of Love
From the publisher: We’re facing a crisis in care likely to affect every one of us over the course of our lives. Care-work is underpaid; its values disregarded. Britain’s society …
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The Care Manifesto
From the publisher: We are in the midst of a global crisis of care. How do we get out of it? The Care Manifesto puts care at the heart of the …
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Higher taxes, fairer society: UK survey shows desire for equality
Authors of new report call for radical change to economy, recognition of unpaid care work, usually done by women. People in the United Kingdom would be happy to pay higher …
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How artists are exploring radical economies
How would you value care work, cheese, and a piece of forest, if not mediated by a market? There are many proposals for radical economies from progressive economists, activists and …
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