Aspects of the Economics of an Ageing Population
A March 2003 joint response from WBG & Fawcett Society to the House of Lords Select Committee on Economic Affairs Call for Evidence.
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OpenDemocracy publishes a new eBook outlining a new vision for Britain's economy
OpenDemocracy have published a free eBook outlining a new vision for Britain’s economy, including a chapter from Susun Himmelweit on ‘Transforming Care’ (Chapter 5).
New Thinking for the British Economy is available to download for free here.
One of the most significant shortcomings of GDP is its failure to adequately value care. An economy is only able to flourish if there are high quality education, health and care systems (both paid and unpaid ) to produce healthy, well -educated and well -cared for people. As Susan Himmelweit outlines in her chapter, our current care systems are beset by underfunding, low pay and poor working practices and stark gender inequalities. A new approach to care will invest the resources necessary to provide high quality care infrastructure; create good working conditions and professional standards in the care profession; and provide care and other forms of support free at the point of use via a new National Care Service.
A March 2003 joint response from WBG & Fawcett Society to the House of Lords Select Committee on Economic Affairs Call for Evidence.
A new briefing launched today by the UK Women’s Budget Group (March, 2016)
The case for investment in care as a better post-pandemic economic stimulus than investment in construction.
An intersectional analysis of the impact of cuts to social security since 2010 projected to 2027/8 based on pre-election Government spending plans.