{"product_id":"9781800753631","title":"The Care Dilemma : Freedom, Family and Fertility (FT BOOK OF THE YEAR)","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Goodhart, David \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 11\/09\/2025,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 304 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781800753631,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA FINANCIAL TIMES AND THE SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR'Important' Financial Times'Serious and thought-provoking' The Critic'Brave' Richard ReevesFamily life has changed dramatically over the past 60 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreater choice and autonomy, especially for women, and a more equal domestic sphere have brought great gains for human freedom. However, argues David Goodhart, there have been losses and unintended consequences too – in family instability, children’s declining mental health, and the ever-rising demands on the welfare state and social care system. Sharply falling birthrates also present major challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor many people, especially in the bottom half of the income spectrum, the costs are now too high. The Care Dilemma argues that we need a new policy settlement that supports gender equality while also recognising the importance of stable families and community life, and that sees having children as a public as well as private good.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55733747057013,"sku":"9781800753631","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781800753631.jpg?v=1754382897","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781800753631","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}