This book provides an overview of current developments within feminist political economy, including reformulations of economic theory, historical and empirical research on the economic roles and status of women and people of color, as well as proposals for broadening the public policy agenda. Rather than offering a feminist critique of neoclassical economics, this volume presents feminist economics in dialogue with progressive economic theory and public policy. It differentiates itself further by addressing issues of class, race and sexuality in interaction with gender.

William Fraher, Ellen Mutari, Heather Boushey

Chapter 1 Introduction, Ellen Mutari, Heather Boushey; Part 1 Dissolving Dichotomies; Chapter 2 Family Troubles, Brian Cooper; Chapter 3 Female Labor Supply During Early Industrialization, Margaret S. Coleman; Chapter 4 Gender, Sexuality, and Sexual Orientation, M. V. Lee Badgett; Chapter 5 A Structural Connection Among Race, Gender, Class, Teresa Brennan; Chapter 6 Class, Gender, and Culture, Ann Davis; Part 2 Engendering Production; Chapter 7 Comparable Worth in a Restructuring Economy, Ellen Mutari, Deborah M. Figart; Chapter 8 Women and Labor Market Flexibility, Kucera David; Chapter 9 Race, Class, and Occupational Mobility, Marilyn Power, Sam Rosenberg; Chapter 10 Embracing Discrimination?, Heather Boushey; Chapter 11 Reversing the Great U-Turn, Deborah M. Figart, June Lapidus;