Gender and political economy : incorporating diversity into theory and policy / [edited by] Ellen Mutari, Heather Boushey, William Fraher IV.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mutari, Ellen, 1956-

Boushey, Heather, 1970-

Fraher, William, 1971-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminist economics--Congresses.

Feminist economics.

Women--Economic conditions--Congresses.

Women.

Women--Economic conditions.

Women--Employment--Congresses.

Women--Employment.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

ix, 250 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, [1997]

Summary:

This book provides an overview of current developments within feminist political economy, including reformulations of economic theory, historical and empirical research on the economic roles and status of women and people of color, as well as proposals for broadening the public policy agenda. Rather than offering a feminist critique of neoclassical economics, this volume presents feminist economics in dialogue with progressive economic theory and public policy. It differentiates itself further by addressing issues of class, race and sexuality in interaction with gender.

Contents:

1 Introduction: The Development of Feminist Political Economy / Ellen Mutari, Heather Boushey

Part I Dissolving Dischotomies: New Approaches to Social Reproduction and Labor Supply

2 Family Troubles / Brian Cooper

3 Female Labour Supply during Early Industrialization: Women's Labor Force participation in Historical Perspective / Margaret S.Coleman

4 Gender, Sexuality, and Sexual Orientation: All in the Feminist Family / M.V.Lee Badgett

5 A Structural Connection between Race, Gender, Class; Marx's Political Economy without the Subject / Teresa Brennan

6 Class, Gender, and culture: A Discussion of Marxism, Feminism, and Post-Modernism / Ann Davis

Part II Engendering Production: The Social Construction of Low-Wage Labor Markets

7 Comparable worth in a Restructuring Econonmy: Discourse and Counter-Discourse / Ellen Mutari, Deborah M.Figart

8 Women and Labour Market Flexibilty: The Cases of Japan and the Former West Germany in the Postwar Years / David Kuchera

9 Race, Class, and Occupational Mobility: Black and White Women in Service Work in the United States / Marilyn Power, Sam Rosenberg

10 Embracing Discrimination? The Interaction between Low-Wage Labor Markets and Policies in Aid of the Poor / Heather Boushey

11 Reversing the Great U-Turn: Pay Equity, poverty, and Inequality / Deborah Figart, June Lapidus.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-233) and index.

ISBN:

1563249960

1563249979

OCLC:

36103946