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'Brilliantly rewrites the history of economic thought to place 'her story' at its heart. A must-read' - Kate Raworth, author of DOUGHNUT ECONOMICS

How can we create a better future - one that truly prioritises health and happiness?

For too long, economic thinkers have left out 'women's work' and acts of care from their calculations, resulting in terrible real-world consequences today: crumbling public services, struggling schools
and care systems on the brink of collapse.

In Deficit, prominent Danish thinker Emma Holten reveals how and why this happened, and argues that the things that matter - doing homework with your child, checking in on loved ones, talking to a
colleague who doesn't seem well - might seem inconsequential, but are in fact the building blocks of the economy. Urgent and incisive, this is a manifesto for rethinking the economic value of care.

'One of the most important feminist voices of the 21st century' - Sofie Hagen