Who Cooked Adam Smith's Dinner? A Story About Women And Economics
Who Cooked Adam Smith's Dinner? A Story About Women And Economics
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Author
Author
Catherine Marsal / Катрин Марсал
Dimension
Dimension
129x198mm (5,1'x7,8')
ISBN
ISBN
9781846275661
Format
Format
Paperback
Language
Language
English
Page Count
Page Count
240
Publisher
Publisher
Granta Books
Year of book publication
Year of book publication
2016
Who Cooked Adam Smith's Dinner? A Story About Women And Economics
Adam Smith, the founder of modern economics, believed that our actions stem from self-interest and the world turns because of financial gain. But every night Adam Smith's mother served him his dinner, not out of self-interest but out of love.Today, economics focuses on self-interest and excludes our other motivations. It disregards the unpaid work of mothering, caring, cleaning and cooking and its influence has spread from the market to how we shop, think and date. In this engaging takedown of the economics that has failed us, Katrine Marcal journeys from Adam Smith's dinner table to the recent financial crisis and shows us how different, how much better, things could be.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Author:Catherine Marsal - Катрин Марсал
Publisher:Granta Books
Language:English
Publication Date:2016
Number of pages:240 pst
Format:Paperback
Width:129 mm / 5,1'
Height:198 mm / 7,8'
Weight:173 g
ISBN:9781846275661