Routledge Toward a Feminist Philosophy of Economics (Economics as Social Theory)

Feminist economists have demonstrated that interrogating hierarchies based on gender, ethnicity, class and nation results in an economics that is biased and more faithful to empirical evidence than are mainstream accounts.This rigorous and comprehensive book examines many of the central philosophical questions and themes in feminist economics including· History of economics· Feminist science studies· Identity and agency· Caring labor· Postcolonialism and postmodernismWith contributions from such leading figures as Nancy Folbre, Julie Nelson and Sandra Harding, Toward a Feminist Theory of Economics looks set to become the book on feminist economics for some time to come and will be greatly appreciated by all those interested in gender studies, economic methodology and social theory. Review Drucilla Barker and Edith Kuiper are to be commended for putting together this ambitious, ground breaking collection of articles on the philosophy of feminist economics. The book shows how far feminist economics has come in the past ten years since the appearance of BEYOND ECONOMIC MAN. The book shows the power and promise of the feminist philosophical and conceptual lens for transforming economic method, discourse, and institutions. About the Author Drucilla K. Barker is Professor of Economics and Women's Studies at Hollins University, Virginia, USA Edith Kuiper is researcher at the faculty of Economics and Econometrics, the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands