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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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Description
xxxiii, 379 p.; 24 cm.
Alternative Title
Greed, lust and gender : a history of economic ideas
Subject
  • Economics > Moral and ethical aspects
  • Men > Economic conditions
  • Women > Economic conditions
  • Avarice > Sex differences
  • Lust > Sex differences
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references 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.
ISBN
  • 9780199238422 (hbk.)
  • 0199238421 (hbk.)
OCLC
  • ocn316430221
  • SCSB-15244243
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library