{"product_id":"the-care-economy-paperback-softback-9781509554294","title":"The Care Economy (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509554294","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Care Economy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTim Jackson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509554294, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 March 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e301 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.499 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The Care Economy\u003c\/i\u003e is a well-timed warning about the dire consequences of prioritising wealth over health and sacrificing happiness for growth. Jackson takes his reader on a fascinating journey, peppered with entertaining characters and colourful stories. But his message is deeply serious – as persuasive as it is challenging. A ‘must read’ for anyone who cares about the future. A book that could change the world.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Michael Dixon CVO, OBE, FRCP (hon), FRCGP, Chair of the College of Medicine\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Care Economy\u003c\/i\u003e is a profoundly insightful and personal book with a powerful message: a new economics guided by care for people and planet is urgently needed. I applaud Tim Jackson and this manifesto for a healthy and sustainable world.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRiane Eisler, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Chalice and the Blade\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Real Wealth of Nations\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Care Economy\u003c\/i\u003e rocks. Enjoy the rhythms of this compelling take-down of the dismal science and dance to the beat of new economic principles, joyfully explained. This music will stick in your head.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNancy Folbre, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Heart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The absence of ‘Care’ in economics limits the reach of policy.  Jackson shows not only what is missed by this … but also what gives us a better economics.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael D. Higgins, President of Ireland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“From the staggering rise of chronic disease to the dark persistence of gender-based violence, Tim Jackson’s uncompromising examination of capitalism’s failings is a passionate call to arms.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephanie Kelton, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Deficit Myth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Jackson has plumbed the depths of economics, psychology, philosophy and spirituality to prove that we were born to care, and when we choose not to, we kill ourselves, our children and our planet.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Robert Lustig, author of \u003ci\u003eMetabolical\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“If you ever doubted what truly matters in life, you need doubt no more. Jackson makes his case with compassion, honesty and analytical force.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohan Rockström, Professor in Earth System Science, University of Potsdam\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Is there such a thing as poetic economics? A postgrowth page-turner? Everyone who dreams of a better world should read this compelling account of how a care economy could replace our current capitalistic, growth-addicted system.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoan Tronto, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Caring Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWho Cares?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“If you want to understand why it’s high time to reframe the whole concept of care (and you should) then start here.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSue Pritchard, Chief Executive of the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A forthright and original book. Jackson encourages his readers to think afresh about their own well-being – and that of humanity and the planet.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Taylor CBE, political strategist and broadcaster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“In this deeply personal book, Tim Jackson takes readers on a wonderful journey into the possibilities for an economy of care, offering a unique take on the potential for modern economic practices to transform into something more humane, universal and healthy for people and planet.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRemco van de Pas, International Institute for Global Health, United Nations University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“We are taken on a tour of everything that makes, breaks and takes care … I’d like all politicians to read this brilliant book.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Lang, Emeritus Professor of Food Policy, City \u0026amp; St George’s, University of London\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Highly readable\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTriodos Bank\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"For someone like me—someone who has walked through illness, leaned into recovery, and reflected on the value of support—Jackson’s writing feels like home. It affirms what I’ve come to believe: that care is not soft or secondary. It is structural. Foundational. Essential.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePete Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eCare is the foundation of organic life. But its fate in the economy is precarious and uncertain. The labour of care is arduous and underpaid. Yet without it health and vitality are impossible. Care itself ends up leading a curious dual life. In our hearts it’s honoured as an irreducible good. But in the market it’s treated as a second class citizen – barely recognised in the relentless rush for productivity and wealth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow did we arrive in this dysfunctional place? And what can we do to change things? What would it mean to take health seriously as a societal goal? What would it take to adopt care as an organising principle in the economy?   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRenowned ecological economist Tim Jackson sets out to tackle these questions in this timely and deeply personal book. His journey travels through the history of medicine, the economics of capitalism and the philosophical underpinnings of health. He unpacks the gender politics of care, revisits the birthplace of a universal dream and confronts the demons that prevent us from realising it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIrreverent, insightful and profoundly inquisitive, \u003ci\u003eThe Care Economy\u003c\/i\u003e offers a bold and accessible manifesto for a healthier and more humane society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlso available as an audiobook, narrated by the author.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrologue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1    The Road to Hell\u003cbr\u003e2    Euphoria\u003cbr\u003e3    Vital Signs\u003cbr\u003e4    The Myth of Care\u003cbr\u003e5    No Good Deed\u003cbr\u003e6    Passerelle\u003cbr\u003e7    Shoot the Messenger\u003cbr\u003e8    The Lost Generation\u003cbr\u003e9    Care in the Time of Cholera\u003cbr\u003e10   Pathogenesis\u003cbr\u003e11   Death and the Maiden\u003cbr\u003e12   Fuck the Patriarchy\u003cbr\u003e13   Land’s End\u003cbr\u003e14   Jenga\u003cbr\u003e15   The Red Pill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReferences\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Economics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Economics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Economics%20%5BKC%5D%22\"\u003eKC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52173701054744,"sku":"9781509554294","price":18.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509554294.jpg?v=1781167489","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-care-economy-paperback-softback-9781509554294","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}