The Political Economy of Social Reproduction: the Case of Cuba in the 1990s

Notes from the Editors, September 2019

Monthly Review ◽

10.14452/mr-071-04-2019-08_0 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. c2-68

Author(s):

The Editors

Keyword(s):

Political Economy ◽

Social Reproduction ◽

Historical Materialism ◽

Fiftieth Anniversary ◽

The Political ◽

Special Issue ◽

Marge Piercy ◽

Social Reproduction Theory ◽

Monthly Review ◽

Women’S Liberation

buy this issue This special issue of Monthly Review honors the fiftieth anniversary this month of Margaret Benston's landmark "The Political Economy of Women's Liberation." The essay sparked a revolution in Marxian thought, the full implications of which are only now being perceived in contemporary social reproduction theory. We have reprinted Benson’s pieces together with contributions by Silvia Federici, Martha E. Gimenez, Selma James (interviewed by Ron Augustin), Leith Mullings, Marge Piercy, and Lise Vogel, all of whom have played leading roles since the 1970s in the development of feminist historical materialism.

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Social Reproduction: The Political Economy of the Labour Market

Labour / Le Travail ◽

10.2307/25143901 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 34 ◽

pp. 382

Author(s):

Valerie Burton ◽

Antonella Picchio

Keyword(s):

Political Economy ◽

Labour Market ◽

Social Reproduction ◽

The Political

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Voices From The Other Side: Perceptions Of Caregivers On Operating Unregulated Home-Based ChildCare

10.32920/ryerson.14646804.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Victoria Popov

Keyword(s):

Political Economy ◽

Social Reproduction ◽

The Political ◽

Full Time ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Home Based ◽

Better Regulation ◽

Grey Market ◽

Time Basis ◽

Home Based Care

The purpose of this qualitative study was to gain a snapshot of the unregulated home-based care sector (UHBC). All seven participants in this study were Caucasian females providing unregulated childcare on a full-time basis within their homes. Data collection took place in the form of semi-structured interviews. The UHBC providers’ perceptions about their work were examined through the theoretical lens of the political economy of care that encompasses features such as social reproduction, grey market economy, transnationalization of care, and solutions that address political economy of care. The analysis revealed that the unregulated services UHBC providers offer embody a political economy of care. However, in addressing a political economy of care, the UHBC providers believe that they are meeting families’ needs, and wish for a better regulation of UHBC. A possible system of UHBC regulation is proposed.

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Voices From The Other Side: Perceptions Of Caregivers On Operating Unregulated Home-Based ChildCare

10.32920/ryerson.14646804 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Victoria Popov

Keyword(s):

Political Economy ◽

Social Reproduction ◽

The Political ◽

Full Time ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Home Based ◽

Better Regulation ◽

Grey Market ◽

Time Basis ◽

Home Based Care

The purpose of this qualitative study was to gain a snapshot of the unregulated home-based care sector (UHBC). All seven participants in this study were Caucasian females providing unregulated childcare on a full-time basis within their homes. Data collection took place in the form of semi-structured interviews. The UHBC providers’ perceptions about their work were examined through the theoretical lens of the political economy of care that encompasses features such as social reproduction, grey market economy, transnationalization of care, and solutions that address political economy of care. The analysis revealed that the unregulated services UHBC providers offer embody a political economy of care. However, in addressing a political economy of care, the UHBC providers believe that they are meeting families’ needs, and wish for a better regulation of UHBC. A possible system of UHBC regulation is proposed.

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