Feminism Confronts Homo Economicus
Subtitle: Gender, Law, And Society
Contributors: Martha Albertson Fineman (Editor); Terence Dougherty (Editor)
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: April 28, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 536
ISBN-13: 9780801489419
Subjects: Economic theory & philosophy; Feminism; Jurisprudence & General Issues; Legal Reference / Law Profession; Gender & the Law; Feminism & Feminist Theory; Law and economics; Law; Gender Studies; Jurisprudence; Economics - General; Sociological jurisprudence; Essays; Economic man; Feminist economics; Feminist jurisprudence
First sentence: Law and Economics is an outgrowth of contemporary mainstream economics and, as such, is grounded in the neoclassical tradition, which has roots that reach back to the writings of Adam Smith and Jeremy Bentham.