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Author Becchio, Giandomenica, author.

Title The doctrine of the separate spheres in political economy and economics : gender equality and classical liberalism / Giandomenica Becchio
Published Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2024

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 295 pages) : illustrations
Series Palgrave studies in classical liberalism, 2662-6489
Palgrave studies in classical liberalism, 2662-6489
Contents PART I: Escaping the doctrine of the separate spheres (1700s-early 1900s). The economists' points of view -- Chapter 1: Educated women as an asset to society: the role of classical liberal tradition in modern Europe -- Chapter 2: Women and the job market in Victorian England and Progressive America -- Chapter 3: Women's new path towards the public sphere -- Part II: The doctrine of the separate spheres between rebirth and rejection (1920s- early 2000s). Marriage theory in economics -- Chapter 4: Reviving the doctrine of separate spheres: the new home economics -- Chapter 5: Feminist economics and the doctrine of the separate spheres
Summary This book delves into the doctrine of separate spheres within the history of economic thought. The concept of separate spheres emerged in philosophy and has consistently been incorporated by various disciplines. This book stands as the first comprehensive exploration of how this doctrine was embraced, adapted, and contested by economists engaged in gender issues and marriage theory. Spanning the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century, it illuminates the evolution of the drive for gender equality -- rooted primarily in the tradition of classical liberalism -- across the landscape of economic ideas and theories. This book is a valuable resource for scholars and researchers interested in the intricate history of the interconnections among between economic thought, feminism, gender studies, and cultural studies
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 14, 2024)
Subject Economics -- Philosophy
Economics -- Sociological aspects.
Feminist economics.
Women -- Economic conditions -- History
Liberalism.
liberalism.
Genre/Form Electronic books
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9783031512629
3031512626