Humanities and Social Sciences
(dawna nazwa: Ekonomia i Nauki Humanistyczne)
26 (3/2019), DOI: 10.7862/rz.2019.hss.28

THE PROBLEM OF UNPAID WORK IN HOUSEHOLD IN THE CONTEXT OF EVOLUTION OF CONTEMPORARY SOCIOECONOMIC THOUGH

Małgorzata LESZCZYŃSKA
Submitted by: Paweł Perz

DOI: 10.7862/rz.2019.hss.28

Abstract

The issue of valuation of home work performed in a household in the context of its remuneration raises a lot of controversy. Unpaid work done for a household by members of the society, often in society, is not considered valuable at all. As it appears, however, it is also a kind of limitation of basic human rights regarding remuneration for the work done or the right to rest. The aim of the article is to stimulate reflection on the issue of unpaid work and its role in the contemporary economy, as well as to indicate the directions of changes in the approach of economists in the treatment of unpaid work in households.

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TITLE:
THE PROBLEM OF UNPAID WORK IN HOUSEHOLD IN THE CONTEXT OF EVOLUTION OF CONTEMPORARY SOCIOECONOMIC THOUGH

AUTHORS:
Małgorzata LESZCZYŃSKA

AUTHORS AFFILIATIONS:
PhD, Department of Macroeconomics and International Relations, Faculty of Economics, University of Rzeszow

SUBMITTED BY:
Paweł Perz

JOURNAL:
Humanities and Social Sciences
26 (3/2019)

KEY WORDS AND PHRASES:
household, unpaid work, critical economy, socioeconomic though

FULL TEXT:
http://doi.prz.edu.pl/pl/pdf/einh/487

DOI:
10.7862/rz.2019.hss.28

URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.7862/rz.2019.hss.28

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THE PROBLEM OF UNPAID WORK IN HOUSEHOLD IN THE CONTEXT OF EVOLUTION OF CONTEMPORARY SOCIOECONOMIC THOUGH

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