Who Cooked Adam Smith's Dinner? - A Story About Women and Economics (Paperback)

Adam Smith, the founder of modern economics, believed that our actions stem from self-interest and the world turns because of financial gain. But every night Adam Smith's mother served him his dinner, not out of self-interest but out of love.Today, economics focuses on self-interest and excludes our other motivations. It disregards the unpaid work of mothering, caring, cleaning and cooking and its influence has spread from the market to how we shop, think and date. In this engaging takedown of the economics that has failed us, Katrine Marcal journeys from Adam Smith's dinner table to the recent financial crisis and shows us how different, how much better, things could be.

General

Imprint:	Granta Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2016
Authors:	Katrine Marcal
Translators:	Saskia Vogel
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-1-84627-566-1
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Economic theory & philosophy Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > Feminism Books > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history
LSN:	1-84627-566-0
Barcode:	9781846275661

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