Economic Equity, Social Equality, and the Foundational Family*

• In Event: Institutions and State Capacity (Co-sponsored with Section 74: Subfield: Political Institutions)

Brief Overview

State control of resources under communism and socialism changes incentives in the attempt to eliminate traditional family structures and can leave profound consequences on vulnerable women in difficult socioeconomic positions.

Author

• Kathleen E. Akers, University of Chicago, Booth School of Business