Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xvii
5. Introduction 1
6. PART I: ENVISIONING A CARING DEMOCRACY
7. 1 Redefining Democracy as Settling Disputes about Care Responsibilities 17
8. 2 Why Personal Responsibility Isn’t Enough for Democracy 46
9. PART II: HOW WE CARE NOW
10. 3 Tough Guys Don’t Care . . . Do They? 67
11. 4 Vicious Circles of Privatized Caring 95
12. 5 Can Markets Be Caring? 114
13. PART III: IMAGINING DEMOCRATIC CARING PRACTICES AND CARING DEMOCRACIES
14. 6 Democratic Caring 139
15. 7 Caring Democracy 169
16. Notes 183
17. Bibliography 191
18. Index 215
19. About the Author 228