Caring Democracy: Markets, Equality, and Justice

by Joan C. Tronto

Book Overview

A rethinking of American democracy that puts caring responsibilities at the center

Americans now face a caring deficit: there are simply too many demands on people's time for us to care adequately for our children, elderly people, and ourselves.At the same time, political involvement in the United States is at an all-time low, and although political life should help us to care better, people see caring as unsupported...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814782787
• ISBN13: 9780814782781
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"