The Status of Women in Classical Economic Thought

Edited by Robert Dimand, Professor of Economics, Brock University, Canada and Chris Nyland, Professor, Department of Management, Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University, Australia

The Status of Women in Classical Economic Thought is the first volume to explore how the classical economists explained the status of women in society. As the essays show, the focus of the classical school was not nearly as limited to the activities of men as conventional wisdom has supposed. The contributors explore their insights and how they illuminate contemporary economic debates regarding women’s status.

“七个作者contributed to this well-edited volume that explores the publications, lectures, public comments, and correspondence of several well- and lesser-known classical thinkers regarding women’s role in society, politics, and the economy. . . . anyone interested in gender scholarship and/or economic thought will find the collection interesting and long overdue. . . . very informative and insightful. I would say it is a book every economist and serious student with an interest in the history of thought and/or gender analysis should read, and of course it will also be beneficial for historians of feminist thought. As a teaching tool, it will make a useful companion to a traditional history of economic thought text.’
– Jennifer Ball, Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology

‘Focusing on the relatively unstudied status of women in classical political economy, this important collection of essays will inform, delight, and even surprise the reader. The essays provide a testimony both to the intellectual richness of the period, as well as the extraordinary social and political events of the time. The most striking unifying theme of the work is how social and political contexts served to generate the economic ideas of and about women.’
– Sandra J. Peart, Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology

‘The Status of Women in Classical Economic Thought contains 15 essays, all of good quality and most by well-known scholars. . . it is the only work of its kind and will be indispensable for scholarly use.’
– Athol Fitzgibbons, Economic Analysis and Policy

‘Each of the contributors, Annie L. Cot, Evelyn Forget, Peter Groenewegen, Thomas Heenan, and David Levy, in addition to the two editors, provide analyses that enlighten us about the nature of classicists’ interest in the sources of gender inequalities, and the possibilities for readdressing them.’
– Ingrid H. Rima, EH.Net

‘A worthwhile volume for those interested in the history of the economic status of women, and as a basic reference for all academic libraries. Highly recommended.’
– E.P. Hoffman, Choice