Creating and transforming households the constraints of the world-economy
"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," exam...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Paris :
Cambridge University Press ; Editions de la Maison des Sciences de l'homme
1992.
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| Colección: | CUP ebooks.
Studies in modern capitalism. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b39694379*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.
