عنوان

Creating and transforming households :

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0521415527

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0521427134

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2735104761

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9780521415521

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9780521427135

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273510477X

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273510X761

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b740371

Title Proper

Creating and transforming households :

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[Book]

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the constraints of the world-economy /

First Statement of Responsibility

coordinated by Joan Smith, Immanuel Wallerstein, with Maria del Carmen Baerga [and others].

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Paris :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Editions de la Maison des Sciences de l'homme,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1992.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

vii, 311 pages ;

Dimensions

24 cm

Series Title

Etudes sur le capitalisme moderne

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-300) and index.

Text of Note

I. Introduction. Households as an institution of the world-economy / Immanuel Wallerstein and Joan Smith -- II. The United States -- Introduction / Kathie Friedman Kasaba. 1. The Detroit story: the crucible of Fordism / Kathleeen Stanley and Joan Smith. 2. New York City: the underside of the world's capital / Kathie Friedman Kasaba. 3. Binghamton: the secrets of a backwater / Randall H. McGuire and Cynthia Woodsong. 4. Puerto Rico: from colony to colony / Maria del Carmen Baerga -- III. Mexico -- Introduction / Lanny Thompson. 1. Mexico City: the slow rise of wage-centered households / Lanny Thompson. 2. Central Mexico: the decline of subsistence and the rise of poverty / Lanny Thompson -- IV. Southern Africa -- Introduction / Mark Beittel. 1. The Witwatersrand: Black households, White households / Mark Beittel. 2. Lesotho: the creation of the households / William G. Martin -- V. Conclusion. Core-periphery and household structures / Immanuel Wallerstein and Joan Smith.

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"This book seeks an explanation of the oft-observed 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."--Jacket.

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£35.00

Capitalism.

Economic history.

Households.

Income distribution.

Wages.

Capitalisme.

Histoire économique.

Ménages (Statistique)

Revenu-- Répartition.

Salaires.

83.21 market economy.

Capitalism.

Capitalism.

Capitalisme.

Coût et niveau de la vie.

Economic history.

Economie domestique.

Histoire économique.

Households.

Households.

Huishoudingen.

Income distribution.

Income distribution.

Internationale economie.

Kapitalisme.

Ménages.

Revenu-- Répartition.

Salaires.

Wages.

Wages.

Number

330.342.143

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Edition

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Book number

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Smith, Joan,1935-

Wallerstein, Immanuel Maurice,1930-2019.

Date of Transaction

20201204011718.0

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