TY - BOOK ID - 137770960 TI - Foundational Economy : The Infrastructure of Everyday Life AU - The Foundational Economy Collective, AU - Froud, Julie PY - 2022 SN - 1526165406 1526165414 PB - Manchester : Manchester University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Municipal services KW - Social policy KW - Economic aspects. KW - Decent work and economic growth. KW - Privatisation. KW - education. KW - healthcare. KW - infrastructure. KW - market choice. KW - outsourcing. KW - public services. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:137770960 AB - This book shows how the foundational economy - public services, infrastructure, education and health care - was built up between 1880 and 1980 so that they were collectively paid for, collectively delivered and collectively consumed. This system of provision has been undermined in the age of privatisation and outsourcing. ER -