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Greed, lust & gender : a history of economic ideas

Title
Greed, lust & gender : a history of economic ideas / Nancy Folbre.
Author
Folbre, Nancy
Publication
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
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Book/TextUse in library JFE 10-331Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315

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Description
xxxiii, 379 p.; 24 cm.
Alternative Title
Greed, lust and gender
Subject
  • Economics > Moral and ethical aspects
  • Men > Economic conditions
  • Women > Economic conditions
  • Avarice > Sex differences
  • Lust > Sex differences
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [329]-371) and index.
Contents
The eye of the needle -- The springs of desire -- Defining virtues -- Free trade but not free love -- The limits of affection -- The perfectability of Man -- The great happiness - Self-love, triumphant -- Production and reproduction -- Whose wealth? -- The social family -- Equal opportunities -- The subjection of women -- Declaring independence -- The icy waters -- The sacred sphere -- The unproductive housewife -- The nanny state -- Human capitalism -- Beyond economic man.
Call Number
JFE 10-331
ISBN
  • 9780199238422 (hc : alk. paper)
  • 0199238421 (hc : alk. paper)
LCCN
2009938569
OCLC
316430221
Author
Folbre, Nancy.
Title
Greed, lust & gender : a history of economic ideas / Nancy Folbre.
Imprint
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [329]-371) and index.
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JFE 10-331
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