In Justice: Women and Global Economics

by Ann-Cathrin Jarl

Overview

The surprisingly vehement demonstrations at recent meetings of international monetary organizations have alerted people to the dangers of new global economic arrangements. Are there any fundamental standards within economic theory? How can economies and economic proposals best be measured? What does economic justice mean today? Spurred especially by the situation of women in the global household, Ann-Cathrin Jarl in this considerable contribution focuses on promising work in feminist economics and feminist ethics. Jarl articulates feminist critiques of neoclassical economic theory, objectivity in economics, and current understandings of rights, equality, and power. She derives an alternative social theory from feminist ethics, and she lands on provision for basic human needs as the benchmark of economic justice. In her final chapters Jarl offers a theory of economic justice aimed at strengthening the global household and bringing the claims of justice to the world of markets.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780800635688
Publisher:	1517 Media
Publication date:	10/13/2003
Series:	Searching for a New Framework
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Ann-Cathrin Jarl earned her doctorate at the Theological Faculty in Uppsala University and is Director for the Church and Society Issues for the diocese of Stockholm in Sweden.