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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451518903321

Autore

Nelson Julie A. <1956, >

Titolo

Feminism, objectivity and economics / / Julie A. Nelson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1996

ISBN

1-134-78572-0

0-429-23171-7

0-585-45243-1

0-203-43591-5

1-280-31938-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (191 p.)

Collana

Economics as social theory

Disciplina

306.3

Soggetti

Feminist economics

Economics - Sociological aspects

Sex discrimination against women - Economic aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 152-166) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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;

Sommario/riassunto

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.