Trousson, Raymond / Vercruysse, Jeroom (dir.), Dictionnaire general de Voltaire. (Champion classiques, references et dictionnaires 18) 1272 p. 2020:10 (Champion, FR) <670-9>
ISBN 978-2-38096-016-7 paper ¥7,064.- (税込) EUR 38.00

Folbre, Nancy, Making Care Work: Why Our Economy Should Put People First. 384 pp. 2026:3 (U. California Pr., US) <758-185>
ISBN 978-0-520-40562-2 hard ¥6,087.- (税込) US$ 27.95

A bold critique of conventional economics that reveals why the time and money we devote to care work is vital to our economic future. Our economy is much bigger than the dollar value of things we buy and sell. It depends on us-our health, our creativity, and our moral commitments. These capabilities don't have price tags but are crucial to a sustainable future. We need to acknowledge and reward the value of caring for ourselves and others, especially our children, our elderly, and those experiencing illness or disability. From leading feminist economist Nancy Folbre, Making Care Work provides a compelling historical and economic account of care provision in the United States. Folbre traces the long and colorful history of resistance to bogus claims that only paid work "counts" and that employees in care services are always paid what they deserve. Explaining why care providers remain economically vulnerable today, she argues that more attention to the public benefits of care provision could help build the political coalitions needed to implement policies that put people first. In this comprehensive and bold book, Folbre upends conventional economic thinking and maps a hopeful path toward a more equitable and sustainable economy.

Bruzelius, Cecilia / Seeleib-Kaiser, Martin et al., Multilevel Social Citizenship: Free Movement and Minimum Social Protection. (International Policy Exchange Series) 256 pp. 2026:4 (Oxford U. Pr., US) <758-267>
ISBN 978-0-19-782585-3 hard ¥28,749.- (税込) US$ 132.00

Seim, Josh, The Welfare Assembly Line: Public Servants in the Suffering City. 302 pp. 2026:2 (U. California Pr., US) <758-269>
ISBN 978-0-520-40415-1 hard ¥20,691.- (税込) US$ 95.00
ISBN 978-0-520-40416-8 paper ¥6,523.- (税込) US$ 29.95

Despite claims that we live in a "post-welfare society," welfare offices remain vital not only for those who depend on them for benefits but also for those who depend on them for a paycheck. This book, a theory-driven case study of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services, examines how welfare work has transformed to allow a department of just 14,000 to serve more than a third of the county. Josh Seim argues that frontline workers at this agency-who are mostly Black and Brown women-have become increasingly proletarianized. Their work is defined less by their discretion and more by a lack of control over the productive process. This is enabled by a "welfare assembly line," where a high division of labor and heavy use of machinery resemble production regimes in factories and fast-food restaurants. With implications beyond the welfare office, The Welfare Assembly Line is a crucial addition to the broader national conversation about work, social policy, and poverty governance.

Tack, Christopher, Digital Health and Social Care: Byte-sized Wisdom. 256 pp. 2026:2 (Oxford U. Pr., UK) <758-270>
ISBN 978-0-19-897947-0 paper ¥14,736.- (税込) GB￡ 49.99