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"Who is caring for America's children, for the elderly, the sick and the disabled? This book argues that in practical terms, the answer is - nobody. It is a clear, feminist reassessment of these issues that moves beyond stop-gap solutions like flexi-time and maternity leave. Harrington broadens the debate to redefine liberal ""family values"" and the programmes needed to realize them at home and at the office. The solutions, she suggests, will require both public and private support for health care, family leave, good wages for care workers and decent housing."

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[Harrington] superbly realizes her primary objective, which is to make both a theoretical and a practical argument for a reordering of political priorities.. <br> While others have written about the needs of families in caring for their members (e.g., child care, work-familiy issues, etc.) and have proposed policy solutions, Harrington provides a much larger context not generally found in other sources. This is a highly readable volume with sorely needed attention to the care=equality problem and to the inadequate piecemeal approach currently in use. Social workers concerned with supporting families by improving the care system via strong family policy will find this a thought-provoking book.. <br>-Mary Elizabeth Collins, Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, June 2001 <br>

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Mona Harrington, the author of Women Lawyers, received her law degree and doctorate in political science from Harvard University. She served as a lawyer for the State Department, raised three children, and taught politics and women's studies before turning to writing full time. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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