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The Invisible Heart: Economics and Family Values
Nancy Folbre Manufacturer: New Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
Accessories: ASIN: 1565847474 |
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The Boston Globe called the MacArthur Award-winning economist Nancy Folbre "a feminist outlaw challenging the orthodoxy in a discipline shaped almost entirely by men." The Washington Post Book World said she "is always a provocative analyst of important social problems." With The Invisible Heart, Folbre's thinking and agenda for change are distilled into what Library Journal describes as a "readable, well-documented, and thought-provoking" book. Written in a lively, personal style that Booklist finds "very accessible," The Invisible Heart is a pioneering reevaluation of the competitive market that explains why Adam Smith's invisible hand, if it reaches too far, can undermine the "invisible heart"the values of love, reciprocity, and obligation on which our families and communities depend. Folbre addresses a basic problem in our society: balancing economic pursuits with care for others. The Invisible Heart outlines strategies for developing an economic system that rewards both individual achievement and care for others.Customer Reviews:
You Gotta Have Heart.......2001-05-23
Folbre's thesis is that capitalism has been enjoying a "free ride" on families and communitites from very early on. She further argues that capitalism is changing the ways people and families concieve of themselves. Using memorable examples, she makes a convincing case for the inclusion of traditional women's work such as child rearing in such measures as the GDP. After all, don't corporations need smart well-trained workers? And don't smart well-trained workers grow up inside families who nuture, care, and educate them? Further, don't families and workers mostly pay for their training?
Most economists are uncomfortable thinking about how the social and moral structure of society underpins capitalism. This is because they can't find ways to measure this "natural resource." Conservatives know that capitalism encourages radical individualism -- that's why they are always trying to impose "traditional values" on workers. Conservatives know that capitalism depletes people's sense of obligation and responsibility -- that's why they talk about it so much. What they don't talk about is that the encouragement of economic self-interest plays havoc with social reciprocity and moral standards. As Folbre points out, business contracts are almost meaningless in and of themselves. They are based on mutually accepted customs of reciprocity and obligation that have developed over the course of Western history. They are a simply a more elaborate version of the handshake.
Witty, pithy, and astute, Folbre's "Invisible Heart" is the perfect antidote to inane blatherings of the Chicago School knuckleheads and their mealy-mouthed descendants.
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Between the devil and the deep blue sea: feminist thoughts on globalization.(The Invisible Heart: Economics of Family Values ): An article from: Dollars & Sense
Nancy Folbre Manufacturer: Economic Affairs Bureau ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0008ETVHG Release Date: 2005-07-30 |
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This digital document is an article from Dollars & Sense, published by Economic Affairs Bureau on January 1, 2002. The length of the article is 2461 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Economics, love, and family values: Nancy Folbre and Jennifer Roback Morse on the Invisible Heart.('The Invisible Heart: Economics and Family Values' and ... Review): An article from: Independent Review
A.M.C. Waterman Manufacturer: Independent Institute ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0008G11N6 Release Date: 2005-07-30 |
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This digital document is an article from Independent Review, published by Independent Institute on January 1, 2003. The length of the article is 5291 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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The Invisible Heart: Economics and Family Values. (Book Reviews).(Brief Article) (book review): An article from: Journal of Economic Issues
David H. Ciscel Manufacturer: Association for Evolutionary Economics ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0008F1BCS Release Date: 2005-07-30 |
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This digital document is an article from Journal of Economic Issues, published by Association for Evolutionary Economics on March 1, 2002. The length of the article is 1007 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Change Management Action Kit, 2e
Colin Rye Manufacturer: Kogan Page ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0749433809 |
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Designed as a toolkit, this practical guide is packed with techniques and hints to help managers bring about change that will have long-term effects. Illustrations offer details of the purpose and method of operation of many of the most popular change management tools currently being used by top organizations.The CD-Rom will aid quick, efficient use of the information within the book.
Contents include: Principles of Change Management, change corporate culture and change management, types of change, teambuilding, individual development, change communication, The Change Management Toolkit, generating solutions, planning and implementation, teambuilding, individual developement, ready-to-use flowchart symbols for presentation use, graphics, checklists and subdirectories, 'worked examples' with 'blank performa', and ready to print text composites.
PUBLISHER: Kogan Page
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The Homesteader's Handbook to Raising Small Livestock Goats, Chickens, Sheep. Geese, Rabbitts, Hogs, Turkeys, Guinea Fowl, Ducks and Pigeons
Jerome D. Belanger Manufacturer: Rodale Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0878570756 |
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Raising Small Livestock.......1998-08-14
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Country Living: The Homesteader's Bible
Charles R. Self Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items: ASIN: 0830696725 |
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Country comforts: The new homesteader's handbook
Christian Bruyere Manufacturer: Drake Publishers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: 0847310310 |
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Home steader's [i.e. Homesteader's] handbook: A guide to raising, growing, preparing and preserving food stuffs... and a few side trips
Rich Israel Manufacturer: Grace ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0006W5N2M |
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The homesteader's handbook
James E Churchill Manufacturer: Vintage Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: 039471346X |
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The Homesteader's Handbook To Raising Small Livestock
Jerome Belanger Manufacturer: Rodale Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000K1OU1E |
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The Homesteader's Handbook to Raising Small Livestock
Jerome D. Belanger Manufacturer: Rodale Press Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000H58SNY |
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The Homesteader's Handbook to Raising Small Livestock
Jerome Belanger Manufacturer: Pennsylvania: Rodale Press Inc. 1974 ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000NXFUL8 |
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The Homesteader's Handbook: The Complete, Month-By-Month, How-To-Book for Farm, Garden, and Household
Martin Lawrence Manufacturer: Mayflower Assoc ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0831745320 |
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Common Sense Farming.......2004-12-04
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Homesteaders Handbook
Richard Israel Manufacturer: Richard Israel, Reny Slay ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0913978019 |
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a must have if you want to do for self.......2003-03-12
The first "self-help" book that really is useful.......2002-07-12
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Collecting and Preserving Plants
Ruth B. (Alford) MacFarlane Manufacturer: Dover Publications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0486282813 |
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Collecting and Preserving Plants.......2002-02-21
A good book for people interested in plants and science..........1999-11-03
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Collecting and preserving plants and animals
Jens W Knudsen Manufacturer: Harper & Row ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: 0060437448 |
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Biological techniques; collecting, preserving, and illustrating plants and animals
Jens W Knudsen Manufacturer: Harper & Row ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0006BNQEK |
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Collecting and Preserving Plants for Science and Pleasure
Ruth B. MacFarlane Manufacturer: Arco Pub ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0668060093 |
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HINTS ON COLLECTING AND PRESERVING PLANTS
Stanley GUITON Manufacturer: see notes for publisher info ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000L6IUPA |
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Biological Techniques: Collecting, Preserving, and Illustrating Plants and Animals
Jens W. Knudsen Manufacturer: HarperCollins ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OECTZG |
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Collecting and Preserving Plants and Animals
Jens W. Knudsen Manufacturer: Harper & Row ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OEBRNQ |
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Directions for collecting and preserving plants
Lester Frank Ward Manufacturer: Published by the Smithsonian Institution ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B00089TVU8 |
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Directions for collecting and preserving plants in foreign countries. On preserving plants for a Hortus Siccus
William Jackson Hooker Manufacturer: University of Glasgow ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B00089UCFQ |
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Directions for collecting specimens and information illustrating the aboriginal uses of plants (Directions for collecting and preserving specimens)
Frederick V Coville Manufacturer: Govt. Print. Off ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B00087LC1G |
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The Wolf: Ghost Hunter
Daniel Leboeuf Manufacturer: Firefly Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 1895565987 |
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A pictorial tribute to a notable predator.
Wolves have been feared, hated, persecuted and driven out of their natural habitats. But thanks to the relentless efforts of conservationists and biologists, wolves are being reintroduced in limited areas in the wild.
The Wolf: Ghost Hunter explores the feral world of the wolf. The pack structure is explained as well as the surprisingly complex relationship between wolves and their prey.
There are 110 dramatic color photographs, many double page spreads that show wolves hunting, playing and even watching us watch them.
The Wolf: Ghost Hunter is a magnificent tribute to one of the most notorious members of the animal kingdom.
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The Wolf : Ghost Hunter
Daniel Leboeuf Manufacturer: Firefly Books, Limited ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000KP88D6 |
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Rock Jocks, Wall Rats, and Hang Dogs: Rock Climbing on the Edge of Reality
John Long Manufacturer: Fireside ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0671884662 |
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Ole Rocker John.......2002-07-17
"What he does" is extreme rock climbing, and these essays peppered with dollops of very good advice tell what it was like in the glory days of the `70s on the big walls. A large part of John's enjoyment was his fellow fanatics, the beauty of the surroundings and, most of all, the burning desire to achieve the status of the coolest guy on the wall.
He starts with his childhood rambles (he had to be a prototype hyperactive child) and some sort of record, never once refers to a deprived misunderstood childhood. He freely admits most of his parents' gray hairs are attributable to him. He and his friends did not know the meaning of "impossible." They decide to learn the techniques of climbing (but nothing of equipment. "Equipment!" Who can afford equipment? and the next year they will somehow get to Mt. Everest and give it a go.
This delightful read is just as likely to be of interest to the general reader as the incipient or experienced rock climber. If the author could bottle and sell his self-confidence and joie de vivre, he would make millions. Spend an afternoon with John Long. You won't regret it.
The Best One Out There.......1999-08-21
A Great Vicarious Read.......1998-10-31
Immensely enjoyable.......1998-06-03
Fun climbing reading.......1998-01-26
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Essential Dictionary of Music Notation: The Most Practical and Concise Source for Music Notation (The Essential Dictionary Series)
Tom Gerou , and Linda Lusk Manufacturer: Alfred Publishing Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0882847309 |
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This pocket-sized dictionary presents current and correct notation practices in an easy-to-use format. Generously illustrated and concise, this book is essential to any musician looking for a handy reference for the correct notation of music. A most welcome and beneficial source for every musician, whether using a pencil or a computer.Customer Reviews:
Excellent transaction.......2007-05-08
Useful, for the price, but very limited.......2007-04-10
Great for finding things in a hurry.......2006-07-26
Review of T. Gerou's "Essential Dictionary of Music Notation".......2006-02-22
A totally indispensable guide.......2005-07-12
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Dibujar y Pintar - Curso de Arte Para Princ.
Ken Howard Manufacturer: Naturart ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 8487535895 |
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El Arte de Dibujar y Pintar
Ken Howard Manufacturer: Naturart, S.A. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 8480760729 |
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