How Long to Read Valuing Children

How Long Does it Take to Read Valuing Children?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 11 minutes to read Valuing Children by Nancy Folbre

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Nancy Folbre challenges the conventional economist's assumption that parents have children for the same reason that they acquire pets--primarily for the pleasure of their company. Children become the workers and taxpayers of the next generation, and "investments" in them offer a significant payback to other participants in the economy. Yet parents, especially mothers, pay most of the costs. The high price of childrearing pushes many families into poverty, often with adverse consequences for children themselves. Parents spend time as well as money on children. Yet most estimates of the "cost" of children ignore the value of this time. Folbre provides a startlingly high but entirely credible estimate of the value of parental time per child by asking what it would cost to purchase a comparable substitute for it. She also emphasizes the need for better accounting of public expenditure on children over the life cycle and describes the need to rethink the very structure and logic of the welfare state. A new institutional structure could promote more cooperative, sustainable, and efficient commitments to the next generation.

How long is Valuing Children?

Valuing Children by Nancy Folbre is 246 pages long, and a total of 62,976 words.

This makes it 83% the length of the average book. It also has 77% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Valuing Children Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 44 minutes to read Valuing Children aloud.

What Reading Level is Valuing Children?

Valuing Children is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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