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Distinguished Women Economists
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James Cicarelli, Julianne Cicarelli
Book Code: GR0331
ISBN: 0-313-30331-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-30331-9
272 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 10/30/2003
List Price: $76.95 (UK Sterling Price: £44.95)
Discount Price: $46.17 Greenwood Press Fall 2008 Backlist Sale. Use code 0826. Save 40%. Ends 12/31/2008.
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 7 x 10
Subjects: Reviews:
  • James Cicarelli and Julianne Cicarelli provide biographies of 51 women who have made significant advances in and contributions to the field of economics....An interesting, well-written introduction details the selection process and how the process differed from earlier works on women economists, describes the field of economics and its subfields, and places the biographees within that structure and within the history of economics....Recommended. Public and academic library collections, lower-division undergraduate through faculty.
    —Choice     April 2004
  • [A] valuable addition for larger collections, especially academic.
    —Reference & User Services Quarterly     Summer 2004
  • [D]istinguished Women Economists nicely integrates primary source material within the information it presents....pulls information on 51 women into one easily accessible book....worth its price for any large public or academic library supporting programs in either women's studies or economics.
    —Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin     March 15, 2004
Description: Joan Robinson was one of the most significant economists of the 20th century. Juanita Morris Kreps was Secretary of Commerce under Jimmy Carter. And forecasting guru Abbey Joseph Cohen appears regularly on PBS, CNN, and CNBC. Women are vital members of the economics profession, yet they have traditionally received scant recognition for their work. This volume provides information on 51 remarkable women in the profession. They come from all areas of economics-academia, the business world, public policy-and include those who are currently active as well as 19th-century pioneers in the field. Entries cover biographical information, as well as the subjects' work, providing a unique guide to the many and varied contributions these women have made to economics. Seeking to provide balanced coverage, this book covers accomplished and emerging economists, living and deceased individuals, and women from all philosophical perspectives and economic areas. Some have worked in several areas. Kathleen Bell Cooper, for instance, was Chief Economist at Exxon Corporation and is now Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs, while Marina Whitman, now with the University of Michigan Business School, was a senior executive with General Motors and the first woman appointed to the President's Council of Economic Advisors. Others have spent their career in academia. All have been prolific writers, as their entries document, and all made their mark on economics. This book is a testament to their achievements.
LC Card Number: 2003049136
LCC Class: HB76
Dewey Class: 330
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