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Investing in the care economy: a gender equitable alternative to austerity
Perrons, Diane; De Henau, Jerome
http://www.equaltimes.org/investing-in-the-care-economy-a?lang=en#.VyObQ3K5iAYDate Written: 2016-03-08 Publisher: Equal Times Year Published: 2016 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX19326 A new report by the United Kingdom (UK) Women’s Budget Group for the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) shows that sustained investment of public funds in childcare and eldercare services is worthwhile and that it is more effective in reducing public deficits and debt than austerity policies. |