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EAN : 9782348044380
Shaping : BROCHE
Pages : 336
Size : 135 x 220 mm
The Gender of Capital

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Collection : SH / L'envers des faits
Release date : 06/02/2020
This work approaches the institution of family from a materialistic point of view breaking with the dominant theory of a modern relationship-based family, free of financial stakes.  It takes seriously the observation of economists, in the wake of Thomas Piketty, that there is a return to property inequality, based on... This work approaches the institution of family from a materialistic point of view breaking with the dominant theory of a modern relationship-based family, free of financial stakes.  It takes seriously the observation of economists, in the wake of Thomas Piketty, that there is a return to property inequality, based on the legacy of capitalism in the twenty-first century.
Why do women accumulate fewer assets than men? Why do marital separations impoverish women while they do not prevent men from becoming wealthy?
To answer these questions, one has to explore family wealth arrangements. This implies breaking with the common understanding of the family as an emotional haven of peace in a capitalist world inhabited by brutes. In reality, the family should be designed as a unit that produces, circulates, controls and evaluates assets. The sense of this economic institution is revealed, in particular, when there is a question of inheritance or marital separation.
 
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EAN : 9782348044380
Shaping : BROCHE
Pages : 336
Size : 135 x 220 mm
La Découverte