Toward a Feminist Philosophy of Economics (Economics as Social Theory) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415283884 ISBN 13: 9780415283885

Publisher: Routledge, 2003

Synopsis

Feminist economists have demonstrated that interrogating hierarchies based on gender, ethnicity, class and nation results in an economics that is biased and more faithful to empirical evidence than are mainstream accounts.

This rigorous and comprehensive book examines many of the central philosophical questions and themes in feminist economics including
· History of economics
· Feminist science studies
· Identity and agency
· Caring labor
· Postcolonialism and postmodernism

With contributions from such leading figures as Nancy Folbre, Julie Nelson and Sandra Harding, Toward a Feminist Theory of Economics looks set to become the book on feminist economics for some time to come and will be greatly appreciated by all those interested in gender studies, economic methodology and social theory.

About this title

About the Author:

Drucilla K. Barker is Professor of Economics and Women's Studies at Hollins University, Virginia, USA

Edith Kuiper is researcher at the faculty of Economics and Econometrics, the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Review:

"Drucilla Barker and Edith Kuiper should be applauded for pulling together such a wide-ranging and stimulating set of articles.They have struck just the right balance between well-known classics and summary statements by established writers and fresh interventions by young scholars. The collection takes stock of the enormous achievements of feminist economics in the last 15 years but also points the way forward."
-Jane Humphries, Reader in Economic History Oxford University and Fellow of All Souls College
"The book provides an excellent introduction to the multi-faceted field of feminist economics, as well as a thought provoking must read for those working in the field. It should be required reading for all contemporary economists, for it holds the promise of constructively transforming the way in which economists define and do their research. The book would be a useful text for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in economics and philosophy."
-Julie Matthaei, Professor of Economics, Wellesley College. Author, with Teresa Amott, of "Race, Gender, & Work: A Multicultural Economic History of Women in America
"Drucilla Barker and Edith Kuiper are to be commended for putting together this ambitious, ground breaking collection of articles on the philosophy of feminist economics. The book shows how far feminist economics has come in the past ten years since the appearance of BEYOND ECONOMIC MAN. The book shows the power and promise of the feminist philosophical and conceptual lens for transforming economic method, discourse, and institutions."
-Julie Matthaei, Professor of Economics, Wellesley College. Author, with Teresa Amott, of "Race, Gender, & Work: AMulticultural Economic History of Women in America

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0415283884
• ISBN 13: 9780415283885
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368
• Editor: Barker Drucilla, Kuiper Edith