by Nancy Folbre, originally posted at Economix, NY Times

To anyone who lived through Ronald Reagan’s presidency, it’s a familiar story. It begins with a detailed description of a woman living high off the hog on welfare. Then it asserts that runaway social spending poses a threat to economic growth and well-being. The up-close-and-personal touch makes a more memorable case for austerity than an argument based on numbers like debt ratios and growth rates.

Nancy Folbre is a member of the Caring Economy Advisory Council

Originally posted on the Economix blog on the New York Times

Originally posted on the Your (Wo)man in Washington blog...

Originally posted on the Your (Wo)man in Washington blog...

by Nancy Folbre - New York Time's Economix.com

Some of the most vivid political rhetoric of 2012 reflects a debate that has lasted centuries. Who are the makers and who are the takers? Much economic theory revolves around efforts to distinguish the two. The conceptual effort is motivated by noble intent: presumably, a good economic system encourages making (creating more to go around) and discourages taking (redistributing what others have made).

Originally posted on Your Wo(man) in Washington blog

By Nancy Folbre

(originally posted on NY Times Economix blog, October 8, 2012)

by Riane Eisler, March-April 2012

"In this superb piece, Riane Eisler tries to untangle the    limitations of both capitalism and socialism. There is no place for a caring economy in these models -- no value given to caring for our trees or, as emphasized in this piece, our children. New models are needed, and the author presents the beginning of one. If economics moves in any direction, it should be this one." Jeff Madrick, Challenge Editor.