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Advanced Introduction to Feminist Economics
Many questions arise of an economic nature that are only partially addressed by standard economic analysis. These lacunae give rise to particular lines of critique in economics, including a wide-ranging and increasingly cogent feminist approach to reenvisioning economics. This book provides a comprehensive description of this intriguing new area of feminist economics. It includes discussion of what constitutes feminist economics and how feminist economics is different from other approaches. The intellectual origins of the area are explicated, and the current state of the subfield outlined. Specific topics covered include conflict over terminology, pedagogy, and content in the field of economics, measurement of the unmeasured economy, the role of caring labor in the economy, heteronormativity in economics, feminist approaches to economic development, multiple approaches to empiricism, modeling of intrahousehold relationships, consideration of the role of property rights in reifying gender roles, differential effects of international trade and finance by gender, and feminist approaches to public finance and social welfare.
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Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.
The intellectual origins of the area are explicated, and the current state of the subfield outlined. Specific topics covered include conflict over terminology, pedagogy, and content in the field of economics, measurement of the unmeasured economy, the role of caring labor in the economy, heteronormativity in economics, feminist approaches to economic development, multiple approaches to empiricism, modeling of intrahousehold relationships, consideration of the role of property rights in reifying gender roles, differential effects of international trade and finance by gender, and feminist approaches to public finance and social welfare.
The intellectual origins of the area are explicated, and the current state of the subfield outlined. Specific topics covered include conflict over terminology, pedagogy, and content in the field of economics, measurement of the unmeasured economy, the role of caring labor in the economy, heteronormativity in economics, feminist approaches to economic development, multiple approaches to empiricism, modeling of intrahousehold relationships, consideration of the role of property rights in reifying gender roles, differential effects of international trade and finance by gender, and feminist approaches to public finance and social welfare.
Critical Acclaim
‘The community of feminist economists must be grateful to Jacobsen for her long-life commitment to the field, and this recent book of hers reinforces the gratitude she deserves.’
– Giandomenica Becchio, OEconomia
‘This is a very refreshing supplement to most economics textbooks we deploy in our classrooms. The book provides a concise overview of ideas that have critiqued Homo economicus at an epistemological, theoretical, analytical, computational, ethical, and policy level for more than 100 years. Homo economicus rises from the pages as a sentient being who can love, give birth, care for others. She or he can interact instead of just transact, recognize that markets fail, and sacrifice for the collective good. I will certainly be featuring her in my own syllabi!’
– Shareen Joshi, Journal of Economic Literature
‘This book is a treasure trove for those embarking on “doing” feminist economics.’
– Rajshree Bedamatta, LSE Review of Books
‘With this interesting and highly relevant book, Joyce Jacobsen has provided a masterful account of the issues, debates, and ideas that feminist economists have written about for decades. Jacobsen has both the research record and the career trajectory to write as a leading expert on the intersections between economics and feminism. This is no ordinary textbook; rather it is an informed and carefully-crafted digest that fills a gaping hole in the literature and will enlighten students and educators alike.’
– Yana van der Meulen Rodgers, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, US
– Giandomenica Becchio, OEconomia
‘This is a very refreshing supplement to most economics textbooks we deploy in our classrooms. The book provides a concise overview of ideas that have critiqued Homo economicus at an epistemological, theoretical, analytical, computational, ethical, and policy level for more than 100 years. Homo economicus rises from the pages as a sentient being who can love, give birth, care for others. She or he can interact instead of just transact, recognize that markets fail, and sacrifice for the collective good. I will certainly be featuring her in my own syllabi!’
– Shareen Joshi, Journal of Economic Literature
‘This book is a treasure trove for those embarking on “doing” feminist economics.’
– Rajshree Bedamatta, LSE Review of Books
‘With this interesting and highly relevant book, Joyce Jacobsen has provided a masterful account of the issues, debates, and ideas that feminist economists have written about for decades. Jacobsen has both the research record and the career trajectory to write as a leading expert on the intersections between economics and feminism. This is no ordinary textbook; rather it is an informed and carefully-crafted digest that fills a gaping hole in the literature and will enlighten students and educators alike.’
– Yana van der Meulen Rodgers, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, US
Contents
Contents: Preface 1. What is feminist economics? 2. Measuring the unmeasured economy 3. Intrahousehold allocation, bargaining, and relationships 4. Family structure and social policy 5. Rejecting normativity 6. Feminist labor economics 7. Caring 8. Feminist approaches to development 9. Feminist environmental and ecological economics 10. Gendered consumption and investment patterns 11. Feminist macroeconomics and economic growth 12. Feminist international trade and finance 13. Who gets what? 14. Feminist public finance and regulation 15. Feminist activism, reactivism, and social change 16. Feminist economists and the economics profession Index
