The Political Economy of Care: Implications for Social Infrastructure and Public Policy.

 Caregiving—whether for children, the elderly, the ill, or others in need—is one of the most morally profound and essential human experiences. Yet, despite its significance, caregiving remains inadequately examined in disciplines such as psychology, philosophy, cognitive science, economics, and political science. This workshop will focus on the political economy of caregiving, the implications for social infrastructure, and how to translate what we know into public policy. 

It is one of a series initiated by Alison Gopnik (Berkeley) and Margaret Levi (Stanford, LSE) at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) with support from the Alfred P. Sloan and Templeton World Charity Foundations. For further information and for access to the Daedalus issue edited by Gopnik and Levi, look here.   

This particular convening is co-sponsored by the Programme on Cohesive Capitalism at the London School of Economics, and The British Academy, in support of its major policy programmes on Measuring and Valuing Social and Cultural Infrastructures and UK Economic Strategy.

This event is by invitation only.