Isbn: 9780521415521 - creating and transforming households: the constraints of the world-economy (studies in modern capitalism) (5 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: New. A systematic and original approach to the intimate link between the micro-structures of households and the structures of the capitalist world-economy. Series: Studies in Modern Capitalism. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 tables. BIC Classification: JHM; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 579. . 1992. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book, first published in 1992, seeks an explanation of the pattern of sharp discrepancy of wage levels across the world-economy for work of comparable productivity. It explores how far such differences can be explained by the different structures of households as 'income-pooling units', examining three key variables: location in the core or periphery of the world-economy; periods of expansion versus periods of contraction in the world-economy; and secular transformation over time. The authors argue that both the boundaries of households and their sources of income are molded by the changing patterns of the world-economy, but are also modes of defense against its pressures. Drawing empirical data from eight local regions in three different zones - the United States, Mexico and southern Africa - this book presents a systematic and original approach to the intimate link between the micro-structures of households and the structures of the capitalist world-economy at a global level.…