Feminist Political Economy
A Global Perspective
Seiten
2023
Agenda Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-78821-264-9 (ISBN)
Agenda Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-78821-264-9 (ISBN)
A much-needed introduction to key topics in feminist political economy, this book takes a global perspective and engages in debates that are relevant for the Global North and/or the Global South. Essential reading for a deeper and more nuanced understanding of power relations in the economy.
Feminist political economy is essential to understanding the power relations and hierarchies that shape and sustain contemporary capitalism. Motivated by the rejection of gender-blind approaches in economics feminist political economy provides compelling insights into the relations between the economic, the social and the political in the reproduction of inequality.
Sara Cantillon, Odile Mackett and Sara Stevano have written a much-needed introduction to key topics in feminist political economy, including the global division of labour, social reproduction, child and elder care, the household and intra-household inequalities, labour market inequalities, welfare regimes, the feminization of poverty and economic indicators. The authors take a global perspective throughout and engage in debates that are relevant for the Global North and/or the Global South. The book offers readers a deeper and more nuanced understanding of the role of power relations and inequality in the economy and is suitable for a variety of courses in political economy, feminism, gender studies, economics, social policy and development studies.
Feminist political economy is essential to understanding the power relations and hierarchies that shape and sustain contemporary capitalism. Motivated by the rejection of gender-blind approaches in economics feminist political economy provides compelling insights into the relations between the economic, the social and the political in the reproduction of inequality.
Sara Cantillon, Odile Mackett and Sara Stevano have written a much-needed introduction to key topics in feminist political economy, including the global division of labour, social reproduction, child and elder care, the household and intra-household inequalities, labour market inequalities, welfare regimes, the feminization of poverty and economic indicators. The authors take a global perspective throughout and engage in debates that are relevant for the Global North and/or the Global South. The book offers readers a deeper and more nuanced understanding of the role of power relations and inequality in the economy and is suitable for a variety of courses in political economy, feminism, gender studies, economics, social policy and development studies.
Sara Cantillon is Professor of Economics and Director of the Wise Centre for Economic Justice at Glasgow Caledonian University. Odile Mackett is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Governance at the University of Witwatersrand. Sara Stevano is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at SOAS University of London.
Foreword by Naila Kabeer
1. A global perspective on feminist political economy
2. Global division of labour
3. Social reproduction
4. Care
5. Households
6. Intra-household inequalities
7. Labour market inequalities
8. Welfare regimes
9. Feminisation of poverty
10. Economic crises
11. GDP and its alternatives
| Erscheinungsdatum | 10.05.2021 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 170 x 240 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies | |
| Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Wirtschaftspolitik | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78821-264-9 / 1788212649 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78821-264-9 / 9781788212649 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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