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" Creating and transforming households : "
coordinated by Joan Smith, Immanuel Wallerstein, with Maria del Carmen Baerga [and others].
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986001
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b740371
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Title & Author
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Creating and transforming households : : the constraints of the world-economy /\ coordinated by Joan Smith, Immanuel Wallerstein, with Maria del Carmen Baerga [and others].
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Publication Statement
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Cambridge [England] ;New York, NY, USA :: Cambridge University Press ;Paris :: Editions de la Maison des Sciences de l'homme,, 1992.
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Series Statement
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Studies in modern capitalism =Etudes sur le capitalisme moderne
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Page. NO
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vii, 311 pages ;; 24 cm
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ISBN
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0521415527
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: 0521427134
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: 2735104761
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: 273510477X
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: 9780521415521
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: 9780521427135
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: 9782735104765
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: 9782735104772
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273510477X
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273510X761
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-300) and index.
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Contents
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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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Abstract
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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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Subject
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Capitalism.
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Economic history.
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Households.
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Income distribution.
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Wages.
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Capitalisme.
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Histoire économique.
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Ménages (Statistique)
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Revenu-- Répartition.
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Salaires.
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83.21 market economy.
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Capitalism.
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Capitalism.
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Capitalisme.
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Coût et niveau de la vie.
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Economic history.
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Economie domestique.
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Histoire économique.
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Households.
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Households.
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Income distribution.
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Income distribution.
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Ménages.
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Revenu-- Répartition.
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Salaires.
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Wages.
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Wages.
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Huishoudingen.
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Internationale economie.
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Kapitalisme.
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Dewey Classification
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339.2/2
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LC Classification
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HC79.I5C74 1992
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NLM classification
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15.87bcl
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83.21bcl
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Added Entry
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Smith, Joan,1935-
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Wallerstein, Immanuel Maurice,1930-2019.
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