Folbre, Nancy.

Valuing children : rethinking the economics of the family / Na ncy Folbre. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008. - viii, 235 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - The family and public policy .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-230) and index.

Introduction -- Children and the economy -- Commitments and capabili ties -- Defining the costs of children -- Children and family budgets / with Tamara Ohler -- Children outside the household -- Accounting for family time / with Jayoung Yoon -- Valuing family work -- Subsidizing p arents -- Public spending on children's education and health -- Who sho uld pay for the kids?

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Families -- Economic aspects -- United States.
Child rearing -- Economic aspects -- United States.
Households -- Economic aspects -- United States.
Family allowances -- United States.

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