The Routledge Handbook of Feminist Economics presents a comprehensive overview of the contributions of feminist economics to the discipline of economics and beyond.

Each chapter situates the topic within the history of the field, reflects upon current debates, and looks forward to identify cutting-edge research. Consistent with feminist economics' goal of strong objectivity, this Handbook compiles contributions from different traditions in feminist economics (including but not limited to Marxian political economy, institutionalist economics, ecological economics and neoclassical economics) and from different disciplines (such as economics, philosophy and political science). The Handbook delineates the social provisioning methodology and highlights its insights for the development of feminist economics. The contributors are a diverse mix of established and rising scholars of feminist economics from around the globe who skilfully frame the current state and future direction of feminist economic scholarship.

This carefully crafted volume will be an essential resource for researchers and instructors of feminist economics.

About the Author

Gunseli Berik is Professor of Economics at the University of Utah, USA. Her research and teaching are in the fields of development economics, gender and development, feminist economics, and political economy of ethnicity, gender, and class. Her latest book is Gender, Development, Globalization: Economics as if All People Mattered (2016), coauthored with Lourdes Beneria and Maria Floro. She served as Editor of Feminist Economics from 2010 to 2017 and as consultant for the ILO, UNDP, UNRISD, UN Women, and the World Bank. Recently, she worked with the UNDP and UN Women in the development of new gender equality and women's empowerment indices.

Ebru Kongar is Professor of Economics at Dickinson College, USA. Her research focuses on the gendered time-use and labor market outcomes of macroeconomic developments, such as deindustrialization, offshoring, and the Great Recession in the US economy. She is Associate Editor of Feminist Economics and Research Associate at the Gender Equality and the Economy Program of Levy Economics Institute of Bard College. Her latest book is Gender and Time Use in a Global Context (2017), co-edited with Rachel Connelly.

Reviews

"This valuable and well-constructed volume provides an excellent illustration of the internationally collaborative processes of feminist economics. The papers amplify and deepen the social provisioning approach, offering cutting edge insights into all aspects of economic life while embracing a heterodox approach that transcends disciplinary limits." - Marilyn Power, Professor Emerita of Economics, Sarah Lawrence College.

Book Information
ISBN 9780367759896
Author Gunseli Berik
Format Paperback
Page Count 498
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 860g