Social Provisioning as a Starting Point for Feminist Economics
@article{Power2004SocialPA, title={Social Provisioning as a Starting Point for Feminist Economics}, author={Marilyn Power}, journal={Feminist Economics}, year={2004}, volume={10}, pages={19 - 3} }
The past decade has seen a proliferation of writing by feminist economists. Feminist economists are not identified with one particular economic paradigm, yet some common methodological points seem to be emerging. I propose making these starting points more explicit so that they can be examined, critiqued, and built upon. I use the term “social provisioning” to describe this emerging methodology. Its five main components are: incorporation of caring and unpaid labor as fundamental economic…
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