The women who made modern economics / Rachel Reeves.
Publisher: London : Basic Books, 2023Description: vii, 280 pages : illustrations (black and white).Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781399807449; 9781399807456.Subject(s): Women economists -- Biography | Economics -- History | Women -- Economic conditionsDDC classification: 920.02Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Dewey | 920.02 REE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 022706 |
Introduction : where are all the women, part I -- Harriet Martineau and popularising economic theory -- Beatrice Webb, social research and the emergence of welfare economics -- Mary Paley Marshall, industrial economics and the benefits of clusters -- Rosa Luxemburg and revolutionary economics -- Joan Robinson and the gloabl reach of Keynsian economics -- Anna Schwartz and the mixed blessings of monetary economics -- Elinor Ostrom and the political economy of the environment -- Esther Duflo and the challenge of development economics -- Janet Yellen and the role of central banks and treasury departments -- The women managing the global economy -- Conclusion : where are all the women, part II.