The excellent list of themes and chapters in this volume reflects
the maturity reached by feminist economics in its different
dimensions. Based on the notion of social provisioning for all as
the basic objective of economics, they represent a challenge to
conventional economic thought and they show the importance of
understanding theory, institutions, empirical work, and policy from
a gender perspective. The global perspective provided through
themes and authors is a very useful contribution to the
literature.' - Lourdes Beneria, Cornell University, US'Standard
economics has a narrow and distorted vision of what 'the economy'
is, and how it works. Gender scholars are on the forefront of
developing better, more encompassing models of human provisioning
for well-being. This volume presents a wonderful sampling of these
new theoretical and empirical developments.' - Paula England, New
York University, US 'This is an impressive collection that delves
deeply and broadly into the myriad ways that gender shapes and
alters economic lives and illuminates complex facets of the
economic and social provisioning process across the globe. The
chapters, by an exciting variety of researchers, policy analysts,
and practitioners from numerous fields, present a consistent and
persuasive vision of economic well-being as critical to the
flourishing of all people.' - Myra H. Strober, Stanford University,
US In the aftermath of global economic downturn, it has never been
more important to understand how gender relates to economic life
and well-being. This interdisciplinary collection of original
research details key areas of intersection, provides a
comprehensive overview of the current state of research and
proposes avenues for further investigation. The Handbook
illuminates complex facets of the economic and social provisioning
process across the globe. The contributors - academics, policy
analysts and practitioners from wide-ranging areas of expertise -
discuss the methodological approaches to, and analytical tools for,
conducting research on the gender dimension of economic life. They
also provide analyses of major issues facing both developed and
developing countries. Topics explored include civil society,
discrimination, informal work, working time, central bank policy,
health, education, food security, poverty, migration, environmental
activism and the financial crisis. Economists, sociologists and
political scientists will find this book to be an invaluable
research tool, as will academics, researchers and students with an
interest in economics - particularly feminist economics - gender
studies and global studies. Contributors: R. Albelda, N. Banks,
D.K. Barker, S. Bergeron, H. Boushey, E. Braunstein, S.
Charusheela, Z. Emami, D.M. Figart, A. Gaye, J. Ham, C. Harders, A.
Hegewisch, E. Hirsh, H. Hollingdale, B.E. Hopkins, M. Kim, E.M.
King, J. Klugman, M. Kovacevic, K. Krupp, D. Lallement, H.
Liepmann, P. Madhivanan, N. Mansour, E. McCrate, L. McIntyre, N.
Menon, J.A. Nelson, V.T. Nguyen, A. North, P.E. Perkins, V.S.
Peterson, A. Philipose, J. Plantenga, M. Power, C. Remery, K.
Rondeau, M. Saffar, S. Seguino, N. Stecy-Hildebrandt, E.
Unterhalter, Y. van der Meulen Rodgers, I. van Staveren, T.L.
Warnecke, R. Watterson, D. Weichselbaumer, B. Young, E. Zambrano
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