Randy Pearl Albelda

Albelda's study is the first to critically examine the marginal impact of feminism on economics. She explores the history of feminism and economics with surprising resultsnamely that women were better represented in the profession in the 1920s than they were in the early 1970s.

Disturbances in the Field

Economics & Feminism

Nancy Folbre

Center for Popular Economics (U.S.)

Explores the myths and realities of issues relating to poverty in the United States, and provides advocates for the poor with facts, figures, and resources to promote change

A Defense Manual

The War on the Poor

Randy Albelda

Christopher Eaton Gunn

William Waller

Exploring the question of whether China's peasantry was a revolutionary force, this volume pays particular attention to the first half of the 20th century, when peasant-based conflict was central to nationwide revolutionary processes. It traces key themes of social conflict and peasant resistance.

A Reader in Political Economy

Alternatives to Economic Orthodoxy

Randy Lalbelda

Chris Tilly

'This extraordinarily lucid book demonstrates that women from all walks of life get the short end of the stick because of their gender. From welfare mothers to corporate executives, Albelda and Tilly show and why the powers-that-be benefit from scapegoating and marginalizing women.' Professor Mimi Abramowitz, author, Regulating the Lives of WomenA cogent analysis of the economic and social realities for women in the United States, across class lines. In an age when the right wing manipulates the dialogue around women's issues to separate middle- and upper-class women from their poorer sisters this book's facts, figures, and analysis provide a much needed antidote.

Women's Work, Women's Poverty

Glass Ceilings and Bottomless Pits

Randy Pearl Albelda

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