Feminist Political Economy

Feminist political economy is essential to understanding the gendered dimensions of contemporary capitalism. Motivated by the rejection of gender-blind approaches in economics and political economy, feminist political economy sheds new light on the power relations that shape household, national and global dynamics. It recognizes and explores the relations between the economic, the social and the political in the reproduction of inequality and engages with debates that are relevant for both the global North and South.

In this book, Sara Cantillon and Sara Stevano provide a much-needed introduction to the key topics in feminist political economy that are necessary to understand inequality in the contemporary global socio-economic system. The chapters are structured as if lectures in a university module and are grouped around four thematic theme: key principles; public-private divides; employment; and policy approaches. Together they offer a course for social scientists looking to gain a deeper and more nuanced understanding of the role of gender relations of power in the global economy.