Adam Smith's Daughters: Eight Prominent Women Economists from the Eighteenth Century to the Present (Elgar Monographs) [Hardcover]

Bette Polkinghorn (Author), Dorothy Lampen Thomson (Author)

Book Description

Series: Elgar Monographs | Publication Date: January 1999

This work offers a view of eight women economists, their work, their theories, and their contribution to the advancement of science, from the 18th century to the present day.

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...leaves one with a clear sense of diversity in the history of female economic thought. -- Kirsten K. Madden, Journal of the History of Economic Thought, Vol. 22, No. 1

..a useful introduction to the subject of female contributions to economics and a statement about the importance of this research topic. -- Kirsten K. Madden, Journal of the History of Economic Thought, Vol. 22, No. 1

About the Author

Bette Polkinghorn, Professor of Economics, California State University, Sacramento

Product Details

• Hardcover: 130 pages
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Pub; Expanded edition (January 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1858980844
• ISBN-13: 978-1858980843
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,246,473 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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