For Love or Money—Or Both?
探讨了照料服务(如儿童和老人照料)从家庭转向市场的经济影响、社会福祉和公共政策含义,强调不能仅凭先验判断评估市场化,而需考虑具体情境。
This paper explores the implications for economic analysis, societal well-being, and public policy of the movement of care services (such as child and elder care) from home to market. A broad empirical overview sets the stage for the argument that this process cannot be properly evaluated using only a priori judgments about the suitability of marketization. The context in which markets operate is crucial, and while the growth of market provision poses some risks, it also offers some potential benefits.