Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society Advance Access originally published online on May 8, 2009
Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society 2009 16(2):204-209; doi:10.1093/sp/jxp011
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Varieties of Patriarchal Capitalism
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This paper joins Mandel and Shalev in calling for more attention to gender dynamics within the Varieties of Capitalism (VoC) literature. However it urges readers to recognize the contribution of social reproduction to production, and to question whether the term "capitalism" accurately captures the most important features of the social formation that we live in.