1  Cover

      2  Title Page

      3  Copyright Page

      4  Women Economic Writers

      5  Preface and Acknowledgments

      6  Introduction What is a herstory of economics? And why do we need it? Some context and central concepts Themes and structure of the book

      7  1 The Emergence of Political Economy Introduction Œconomia or the study of household management Morality of the middle classes

      8  2 Power, Agency, and Property Rights Introduction The power of economic reasoning Women’s economic agency Property rights: Marriage as an economic institution Property rights: Slavery and colonialization

      9  3 Education Introduction Education as women’s portal to culture and society Get your own education – start a school! Spreading the word: Teaching political economy and economics

      10  4 Women’s Relation to Wealth: Capital, Money, and Finance Introduction Women’s loss of control over their capital Women’s attitude toward money The financialization of the economy

      11  5 Production Introduction Women’s participation in monetized and marketized production Gender segregation in industry Women minding their own business Notes

      12  6 Distribution Introduction Shifting patterns of distribution Economic chivalry and the wage labor system The debate on equal pay for equal work Explaining gender and racial wage gaps

      13  7 Consumption Introduction Women economists theorizing consumption Consumption and environmental concerns

      14  8 Government Policies Introduction The role of the state Care services as public goods, local and global Control of waste and conservation of the natural environment International economic policies

      15  9 Findings, Feminist Economics, and Further Explorations Introduction Findings and conclusions from earlier chapters 1. Œconomia as a predecessor of political economy and economics 2. Women’s agency in the household and marriage 3. Shifting boundaries between household production and monetarized and marketized activities 4. Women’s legal control over their body, children, earnings, and capital 5. Women’s role in and writing on education 6. Exploitation and discrimination in production 7. Consumption from the perspective of the consumer, budgeting, and financial literacy 8. Shifts in household models: from the male wage earner to the transitional and egalitarian model 9. Care activities 10. Minimization of waste and conservation of the environment 11. State provision of public goods and services formerly produced by the household 12. Excluding women from economic science and from the history of economic thought Economics from a feminist perspective Explorations

      16  References

      17  Index

      18  End User License Agreement