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Who Should Pay for the Kids

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ID9747434
AuthorsP England (0000-0003-2183-3792, University of Arizona, corresponding author), N Folbre (0000-0001-6868-9834, University of Massachusetts Amherst)
Year1999
Volume563
Issue1
Pages194-207
Publication date1999-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0002716299563001012
OpenAlexW4246462515
LanguageEN
Citations received39
References cited38

This article emphasizes collective struggles over the distribution of the costs of children. Because the production of children's capabilities creates a public good that cannot be priced in the market, individuals can free ride on the efforts of parents in general and mothers in particular. We need to redesign the social contract in ways that encourage more sustainable forms of intergenerational altruism and reciprocity

Altruism (biology · Business · Distribution (mathematics · Economics · Labour economics · Microeconomics · Political science · Production (economics · Public economics · Public good · Public relations · Reciprocity (cultural anthropology · Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Marketing · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Unique citing works34
Citations per year1,5
Citation span2000 - 2026 (27)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 39
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