{"product_id":"feminism-confronts-homo-economicus-martha-a-fineman-9780801489419","title":"Feminism Confronts Homo Economicus: Gender, Law, and Society","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The essays in this volume confront the inroads that economics has made into the legal academy.... Law and Economics uses principles of neoclassical economics to develop laws and social policies that maintain if not bolster current allocations of power.\"--from the Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Law and Economics school has had a significant impact on the legal and governmental landscape in the United States. It posits a perfectly rational \"economic man\"--homo economicus--who is unconstrained by familial and communal ties and who can and should make decisions solely in light of considerations of economic value. \u003ci\u003eFeminism Confronts Homo Economicus\u003c\/i\u003e offers a major intervention in debates about how law has come under the influence of economic principles. Drawing on the latest thinking in the fields of feminist legal theory, critical legal studies, and feminist economics, the essays critique the notion that legal and policy decisions should be made solely through the lens of economics. While the contributors question the wholesale incorporation of the neoclassical economic model into legal analysis, they do not all discard economic analysis and theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSituated at the intersection of feminism, law, and economics, \u003ci\u003eFeminism Confronts Homo Economicus \u003c\/i\u003ewill appeal to scholars and students of these disciplines as well as policy analysts and social theorists interested in family, education, labor, and welfare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martha Fineman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801489415\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801489419\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/18\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 534\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.24h x 6.34w x 1.25d","brand":"Martha Fineman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059735326975,"sku":"9780801489419","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_497af27c-f626-44ad-8bbf-987f6824e379.jpg?v=1685060019","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/feminism-confronts-homo-economicus-martha-a-fineman-9780801489419","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}