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Feminism, objectivity and economics
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- Summary
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This classic study extends feminist analysis to economics, but rejects setting up an economics solely for women. It is the first full length, single authored book to focus on gender bias in contemp...
This classic study extends feminist analysis to economics, but rejects setting up an economics solely for women. It is the first full length, single authored book to focus on gender bias in contemporary economics.
Details
- Creator
- Julie A. Nelson
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- 1st ed
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1996
- Series
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (191 p.)
- ISBNs
- 9781134785711, 1134785712, 9781134785728, 1134785720, 9780429231711, 0429231717, 9780585452432, 0585452431, 9780203435915, 0203435915, 9781280319389, 1280319380, 0415133378, 041513336X
- OCLC
- ocn171117360, ocn647378524
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 152-166) and index.
- English
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Theory, feminist and economic; THINKING ABOUT GENDER AND VALUE; GENDER AND ECONOMICS; WHAT ABOUT OBJECTIVITY?; Applications; VALUE-FREE OR VALUELESS? THE PURSUIT OF DETACHMENT IN THE HISTORY OF ECONOMICS; TOWARDS A FEMINIST THEORY OF THE FAMILY; HOUSEHOLD EQUIVALENCE SCALES: THEORY VS. POLICY?; FEMINIST THEORY AND THE INCOME TAX; FEMINIST ECONOMICS, EMPIRICAL ECONOMICS, AND MACROECONOMICS; Specific defenses; TO ECONOMISTS: WHY FEMINIST?; TO FEMINISTS: HOW FEMINIST?; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index