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The historical evolution of the cost of social reproduction in the United States, 1959–2012.
- Source :
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Review of Social Economy . Mar2021, Vol. 79 Issue 1, p51-75. 25p. 4 Charts, 8 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Using data from the US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) National Income and Product Accounts (NIPA) – including a BEA satellite account that imputes monetary values for unwaged household production – this paper provides a feminist, class-based framework for estimating the annual cost of social reproduction in the United States from 1959 to 2012. The key finding is that for US working-class households, the cost of socially reproducing labor-power has risen relative to the cost of employing labor-power, implying that employers are paying for a decreasing proportion of the total societal cost of socially reproducing labor-power. These results are discussed in relationship to growing income inequality and the contradictory role of the state in the US neoliberal era. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00346764
- Volume :
- 79
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Review of Social Economy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 150006888
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00346764.2019.1703031