Deficit: The Hidden Value Of Care

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Deficit explores the overlooked value of care in our economy and its vital role in shaping a healthier, happier future. Emma Holten highlights the consequences of ignoring care work, traditionally dismissed as 'women's work,' and calls for a shift in how we value these essential acts.

A powerful examination of how care work forms the foundation of our economy and why it must be recognised and valued.

Emma Holten, a leading Danish feminist, exposes the ways economic theories have long excluded care activities from their calculations, treating them as insignificant. This neglect has led to serious real-world issues, including deteriorating public services, struggling schools, and care systems on the edge of collapse. In Deficit, Holten argues that everyday acts-like helping a child with homework, checking on a friend, or supporting a colleague-are actually crucial economic building blocks.

This urgent and insightful book challenges us to rethink how we measure economic value, placing care at the centre of the conversation. Praised as one of the most important feminist voices of our time, Holten combines sharp analysis with wit and compassion to rewrite economic history from a new perspective.

• Winner of the Politiken Literature Prize 2024
• International bestseller
• Endorsed by Kate Raworth, author of Doughnut Economics

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