Childcare Provision in Neoliberal Times

The Marketization of Care

Aisling Gallagher (Massey University)

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English

Bristol University Press
30 March 2022

Age groups: children; Sociology: family & relationships; Child welfare

Series: Sociology of Children and Families

Subjecting the 'black box' of childcare markets to closer scrutiny, this book brings to light complex political, social and economic work of making childcare markets.

As many governments now rely on the market to meet childcare demand, this book subjects the 'black box' of childcare markets to closer scrutiny.

Drawing from an in-depth study of New Zealand, Gallagher examines key issues around marketized childcare, including the high costs for parents, the varying quality for children and poor remuneration for those who work in the sector.

By: Aisling Gallagher (Massey University)
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781529206494
ISBN 10: 1529206499
Series: Sociology of Children and Families
Pages: 190
Publication Date: 30 March 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

1. Childcare as a Market for Collective Concern 2. Childcare Markets as an Object of Study 3. State-Led Marketization: The Creation of the New Zealand Childcare Market 4. Private Providers, Childcare Labour and the Problem of Finance 5. The Childcare Property Investment Market 6. Childcare Management Software and Data Infrastructures in the Market 7. Conclusion 8. Epilogue: Market Responses to COVID-19

Aisling Gallagher is Senior Lecturer in Geography at Massey University, New Zealand. Her research focuses broadly on the geographies of care, welfare and social reproduction in neoliberal contexts, with a special interest in the marketisation of childcare.

Reviews for Childcare Provision in Neoliberal Times: The Marketization of Care

“Childcare Provision in Neoliberal Times is an important book because it does not take current norms of neoliberal childcare markets for granted but investigates their formation. As a result, it shows how states play a fundamental role in shaping childcare markets.” Contemporary Sociology