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Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks, Jan 31, 2012
Routledge eBooks, Mar 31, 2016
Inequality Studies from the Global South, 2020
New Frontiers in Feminist Political Economy, 2013
This volume brings together the work of outstanding feminist scholars who reflect on the achievem... more This volume brings together the work of outstanding feminist scholars who reflect on the achievements of feminist political economy and the challenges it faces in the twenty-first century. The volume develops further some key areas of research in feminist political economy-understanding economies as gendered structures, and economic crises as crises in social reproduction, as well as in finance and production; assessing economic policies through the lens of women's rights; analysing global transformations in women's work; making visible the unpaid economy in which care is provided for family and communities, and critiquing the ways in which policymakers are addressing (or failing to address) this unpaid economy. It covers a wide range of issues such as trade, labour conditions and human rights, the nature of work and empowerment strategies, but brings these diverse topics together by viewing them through the twin lenses of feminist international political economy and feminist development theory. The essays are based on grounded empirical work, which makes them accessible to a general readership. This book should be a major reference text on many undergraduate and graduate courses.
By December 1990 57 cases of AIDS and 4696 cases of HIV infection had been reported in India to t... more By December 1990 57 cases of AIDS and 4696 cases of HIV infection had been reported in India to the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO however estimates that up to 500000 people in India may actually be infected with HIV. The government of India and medical authorities however have thus far reacted with only hysteria and misinformation. Their actions constitute a clear breach of professional ethics and are occurring despite the availability of ample funding and existing knowledge of the social and medical ramifications of AIDS. On August 13 two days before Indias Independence Day demonstrations were held in New York San Francisco Chicago Toronto and London to bring attention to the state of AIDS in India. In each city slogans were chanted speeches given and a list of demand given to consular officials. The organizers of the demonstration in New York formed India AIDS Action (IAA) in the Summer of 1991 to educate the South Asian community residing in the US on the health issues...
The Oxford Handbook of Women, Peace, and Security, 2018
This chapter suggests that achieving sustainable development requires a change in the current eco... more This chapter suggests that achieving sustainable development requires a change in the current economic system. Moreover, it advances the idea that an economic system based on the fulfillment of human rights and a peace and security agenda must consider what polices are needed to achieve sustainable peace, beyond the absence of war and violence. The chapter observes that in order to examine the issues surrounding women, peace, and security it is critical to unpack the relationship between existing economic policy and violent conflicts, and to consider how women are disproportionately affected at this intersection. If the fulfillment of human rights was at the center of economic policymaking, the chapter argues, the way in which the state gets and distributes resources would be very different.
This 'forum' consists of 14 papers, contributed by 20 authors who give different perspect... more This 'forum' consists of 14 papers, contributed by 20 authors who give different perspectives on the ICPD conference held in Cairo in 1994
The Economic and Labour Relations Review, 2019
This essay is a review of and tribute to the life and contributions of Nina Shapiro, who passed a... more This essay is a review of and tribute to the life and contributions of Nina Shapiro, who passed away this year. Shapiro was an American Post-Keynesian economist, who was a bridge figure in radical economics, connecting Marx to Keynes, Schumpeter to Kaldor, the behavior of the firm to the dynamics of the macroeconomy, and the process of innovation to the organization of production and accumulation. She was seminal to important moments in the history of radical economics in the US, including the formation of the Hegel-inspired journal Social Concept in the 1980s and the Rutgers University’s Post-Keynesian circle in the 1980s and 1990s. Shapiro’s deeply philosophical and dialectical approach to firm behavior, innovation, and business cycles led her to theorize the “revolutionary character” of Post-Keynesian economics and to formulate a critique of the competitive neoclassical firm which, she argued, is at odds with the logic of capitalism in which firms seek to make profit and grow.
Extreme levels of inequality, widespread joblessness and insecurity, large-scale environmental di... more Extreme levels of inequality, widespread joblessness and insecurity, large-scale environmental disasters, and the rise of right-wing movements and governments all over the world indicate the urgency of rethinking economics and economic policy. Yet dominant approaches to economic policy have focused on a handful of narrow goals, such as the growth of GDP. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Developmenthas brought a focus on inclusive growth rather than growth for its own sake.
Australian Journal of Human Rights, 2018
For a monograph that is relatively concise, 'Rethinking Economic Policy for Social Justic... more For a monograph that is relatively concise, 'Rethinking Economic Policy for Social Justice: The Radical Potential of Human Rights' addresses some big issues in economics and international human rights law. Motivated by indignation at the state of global poverty and at unrelenting economic crises in the world, authors Radhika Balakrishnan, James Heintz, and Diane Elson have penned the book with a view to questioning the world economic order from a human rights perspective.This book review evaluates the efficacy of this approach.
Labor and the Globalization of Production, 2004
are gratefully acknowledged. We are particularly grateful to Will Milberg for his encouragement a... more are gratefully acknowledged. We are particularly grateful to Will Milberg for his encouragement and very helpful comments on two earlier drafts. All errors of omission and commission remain ours.
Economics as Social Theory, 1999
The Elgar Companion to Marxist Economics
Sociology of Religion, 2002
Review of Radical Political Economics, 1991
Health Transition Review, 1996
The International Conference on Population and Development, held in Cairo in 1994, marked the fir... more The International Conference on Population and Development, held in Cairo in 1994, marked the first time that women's movements had been able to help define the parameters of the discourse on population. Women from the North and the South had a distinct and ...
Development, 2012
Radhika Balakrishnan reviews the challenges ahead for feminists in understanding and confronting ... more Radhika Balakrishnan reviews the challenges ahead for feminists in understanding and confronting the complex problems people around the world are confronting today.
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks, Jan 31, 2012
Routledge eBooks, Mar 31, 2016
Inequality Studies from the Global South, 2020
New Frontiers in Feminist Political Economy, 2013
This volume brings together the work of outstanding feminist scholars who reflect on the achievem... more This volume brings together the work of outstanding feminist scholars who reflect on the achievements of feminist political economy and the challenges it faces in the twenty-first century. The volume develops further some key areas of research in feminist political economy-understanding economies as gendered structures, and economic crises as crises in social reproduction, as well as in finance and production; assessing economic policies through the lens of women's rights; analysing global transformations in women's work; making visible the unpaid economy in which care is provided for family and communities, and critiquing the ways in which policymakers are addressing (or failing to address) this unpaid economy. It covers a wide range of issues such as trade, labour conditions and human rights, the nature of work and empowerment strategies, but brings these diverse topics together by viewing them through the twin lenses of feminist international political economy and feminist development theory. The essays are based on grounded empirical work, which makes them accessible to a general readership. This book should be a major reference text on many undergraduate and graduate courses.
By December 1990 57 cases of AIDS and 4696 cases of HIV infection had been reported in India to t... more By December 1990 57 cases of AIDS and 4696 cases of HIV infection had been reported in India to the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO however estimates that up to 500000 people in India may actually be infected with HIV. The government of India and medical authorities however have thus far reacted with only hysteria and misinformation. Their actions constitute a clear breach of professional ethics and are occurring despite the availability of ample funding and existing knowledge of the social and medical ramifications of AIDS. On August 13 two days before Indias Independence Day demonstrations were held in New York San Francisco Chicago Toronto and London to bring attention to the state of AIDS in India. In each city slogans were chanted speeches given and a list of demand given to consular officials. The organizers of the demonstration in New York formed India AIDS Action (IAA) in the Summer of 1991 to educate the South Asian community residing in the US on the health issues...
The Oxford Handbook of Women, Peace, and Security, 2018
This chapter suggests that achieving sustainable development requires a change in the current eco... more This chapter suggests that achieving sustainable development requires a change in the current economic system. Moreover, it advances the idea that an economic system based on the fulfillment of human rights and a peace and security agenda must consider what polices are needed to achieve sustainable peace, beyond the absence of war and violence. The chapter observes that in order to examine the issues surrounding women, peace, and security it is critical to unpack the relationship between existing economic policy and violent conflicts, and to consider how women are disproportionately affected at this intersection. If the fulfillment of human rights was at the center of economic policymaking, the chapter argues, the way in which the state gets and distributes resources would be very different.
This 'forum' consists of 14 papers, contributed by 20 authors who give different perspect... more This 'forum' consists of 14 papers, contributed by 20 authors who give different perspectives on the ICPD conference held in Cairo in 1994
The Economic and Labour Relations Review, 2019
This essay is a review of and tribute to the life and contributions of Nina Shapiro, who passed a... more This essay is a review of and tribute to the life and contributions of Nina Shapiro, who passed away this year. Shapiro was an American Post-Keynesian economist, who was a bridge figure in radical economics, connecting Marx to Keynes, Schumpeter to Kaldor, the behavior of the firm to the dynamics of the macroeconomy, and the process of innovation to the organization of production and accumulation. She was seminal to important moments in the history of radical economics in the US, including the formation of the Hegel-inspired journal Social Concept in the 1980s and the Rutgers University’s Post-Keynesian circle in the 1980s and 1990s. Shapiro’s deeply philosophical and dialectical approach to firm behavior, innovation, and business cycles led her to theorize the “revolutionary character” of Post-Keynesian economics and to formulate a critique of the competitive neoclassical firm which, she argued, is at odds with the logic of capitalism in which firms seek to make profit and grow.
Extreme levels of inequality, widespread joblessness and insecurity, large-scale environmental di... more Extreme levels of inequality, widespread joblessness and insecurity, large-scale environmental disasters, and the rise of right-wing movements and governments all over the world indicate the urgency of rethinking economics and economic policy. Yet dominant approaches to economic policy have focused on a handful of narrow goals, such as the growth of GDP. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Developmenthas brought a focus on inclusive growth rather than growth for its own sake.
Australian Journal of Human Rights, 2018
For a monograph that is relatively concise, 'Rethinking Economic Policy for Social Justic... more For a monograph that is relatively concise, 'Rethinking Economic Policy for Social Justice: The Radical Potential of Human Rights' addresses some big issues in economics and international human rights law. Motivated by indignation at the state of global poverty and at unrelenting economic crises in the world, authors Radhika Balakrishnan, James Heintz, and Diane Elson have penned the book with a view to questioning the world economic order from a human rights perspective.This book review evaluates the efficacy of this approach.
Labor and the Globalization of Production, 2004
are gratefully acknowledged. We are particularly grateful to Will Milberg for his encouragement a... more are gratefully acknowledged. We are particularly grateful to Will Milberg for his encouragement and very helpful comments on two earlier drafts. All errors of omission and commission remain ours.
Economics as Social Theory, 1999
The Elgar Companion to Marxist Economics
Sociology of Religion, 2002
Review of Radical Political Economics, 1991
Health Transition Review, 1996
The International Conference on Population and Development, held in Cairo in 1994, marked the fir... more The International Conference on Population and Development, held in Cairo in 1994, marked the first time that women's movements had been able to help define the parameters of the discourse on population. Women from the North and the South had a distinct and ...
Development, 2012
Radhika Balakrishnan reviews the challenges ahead for feminists in understanding and confronting ... more Radhika Balakrishnan reviews the challenges ahead for feminists in understanding and confronting the complex problems people around the world are confronting today.