Creating and Transforming Households: The Constraints of the World-Economy

Joan Smith/ Immanuel Wallerstein

ISBN 10: 0521427134 / ISBN 13: 9780521427135

Published by Cambridge Univ Pr, 1992

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311 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Creating and Transforming Households: The Constraints of the World-Economy
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521427134
• ISBN 13: 9780521427135
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.47 kilograms

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Synopsis

This book examines the intimate link between the micro-structures of households and the structures of the world-economy at a global level. It seeks to explain differences in wage levels for work of comparable productivity by examining the different structures of households as "income-pooling units." The authors argue that the boundaries and sources of income of households are molded by the changing patterns of the world-economy, but are also modes of defense against its pressures. Empirical data is drawn from eight local regions in three different zones: the United States, Mexico and southern Africa.

Book Description

The structures of households are examined as "income-pooling units" to explain differences in wage levels for work of comparable productivity and reveal the intimate link between the micro-structures of households and the structures of the world-economy at a global level.