Unpaid work in the global economy
- ISBN-10
- 8492937289
- ISBN-13
- 9788492937288
- Category
- Globalization
- Pages
- 510
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Publisher
- Fundacion BBVA
- Author
- María Ángeles Durán Heras
Description
Esta obra contiene un análisis novedoso de conceptos tan relevantes como trabajo, necesidad, calidad de vida, libertad y coacción. En ella se pone de manifiesto la constante interacción entre trabajo remunerado y no remunerado, entre hogares y Estado, así como la internacionalización de estos trasvases a través de las migraciones.
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