A Herstory of Economics

ISBN-13: 9781509538430 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 256 str.

Edith Kuiper

Opis

There were only a few women economists who made it to the surface and became a clear voice in the history of economic thought of Adam Smith, David Ricardo, John Maynard Keynes and Milton Friedman, right? Wrong. In this book, distinguished economist Edith Kuiper shows us that the history of economic thought is just that-a his-story-by telling the "herstory" of economic thought from the perspective of women economic writers and economists. A lot of these women were well-known in their time but excluded from most of academic economics, and, over the past centuries, their work has been neglected, invisible, and forgotten.

Edith Kuiper introduces the reader to an amazing crowd of female pioneers and shows how their insights are invaluable to understanding areas of economics ranging from production, work, the economics of the household, to income and wealth distribution, public policy, and much more. This path-breaking book presents a whole new perspective on the development of economic thought. It will be essential reading for all students and scholars of the history of economic thought and feminist economics.

Recenzje

"This excellent detective work solves a kind of murder mystery: it reveals the underappreciated heroines of a remarkably longstanding effort to improve the scope of economic theory."Nancy Folbre, University of Massachusetts"History is written by the victors, and for too long economics has been dominated by old white men. This pioneering book denounces the male bias in economics and sets the record straight. Edith Kuiper shows that proper consideration for women's many contributions to economic thinking opens up economics to badly needed new ideas and perspectives. We need less history and more herstory."Carlo D'Ippoliti, Sapienza University of Rome"A most enlightening book."The Society of Professional Economists

Spis treści

Preface and AcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1. The emergence of Political EconomyChapter 2. Power, agency, and property rightsChapter 3. EducationChapter 4. Women's relation to wealth: Capital, money, and financeChapter 5. ProductionChapter 6. DistributionChapter 7. ConsumptionChapter 8. Government policesChapter 9. Findings, Feminist Economics, and further explorationsReferences

O autorze

Edith Kuiper is Chair of the Economics Department and Associate Professor at the State University of New York, New Paltz.