A Herstory of Economics

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John Wiley & Sons, May 12, 2022 - Business & Economics - 256 pages
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There were only a few women economists who made it to the surface and whose voices were heard 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. Although some of these women were well known in their time, they were excluded from most of academic economics, and, over the past centuries, their work has been neglected, forgotten, and thus become invisible. Edith Kuiper introduces the reader to an amazing crowd of female pioneers and reveals how their insights are invaluable to understanding areas of economics ranging from production, work, and the economics of the household, to income and wealth distribution, consumption, public policy, and much more.

This pathbreaking 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.

 

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Contents

Cover
Introduction
The Emergence of Political Economy
Power Agency and Property Rights
Education
Capital Money and Finance
Production
Distribution
Consumption
Government Policies
Findings Feminist Economics and Further Explorations
References
Index

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About the author (2022)

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

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TitleA Herstory of Economics
AuthorEdith Kuiper
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, 2022
ISBN1509538445, 9781509538447
Length256 pages
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Business & Economics / Economic History
Business & Economics / Economics / General
  
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