Between a Rock and a Soft Place: Ecological and Feminist Economics in Policy Debates

Authors

Julie A. Nelson, University of Massachusetts BostonFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

November 2009

Abstract

The field of ecological economics includes both economic analysis on the one hand, and discussions of normative values and visions for society, on the other. Using feminist insights into cultural beliefs about the relative “hardness” and “softness” of these two sides, this essay discusses how ecological economists can use this unique “between” space in order to better inform policy. The current crisis of global climate change, it is argued, requires that economists move beyond modeling and measurement, while ecological thinkers need to re-examine beliefs about markets and profit.

Comments

Revision of Global Development Working Paper No. 09-06 (downloadable here).

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Recommended Citation

Nelson, Julie A., "Between a Rock and a Soft Place: Ecological and Feminist Economics in Policy Debates" (2009). Economics Faculty Publication Series. 30.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/econ_faculty_pubs/30