Feminism and anti-feminism in early economic thought
The intention of this study is to trace back to the origins of the neo-classical school of thought the particular biases in methodology and discourse which characterize the school's treatment of women and their place in a capitalist economy
History
vii, 228 pages ; 24 cm
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Some approaches to the economic status of women before 1890. Adam Smith, John Stuart Mill, Harriet Taylor and Barbara Bodichon
The equal pay debates: 1890 to 1923. Early approaches by economists and feminists to the question of equal pay, 1890-1914 ; Feminist positions on equal pay for equal work during World War I ; The impending 'débâcle': Edgeworth on equal pay
Women in the economics of Marshall and Pigou. Gender and class in Marshall's Principles of economics ; The 'violent paradoxes' of A.C. Pigou: Pigouvian exploitation and women's wages ; The 'violent paradoxes' of A.C. Pigou: women in Pigou's welfare system