Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Chris Dillow — Patriarchy as an emergent process

 "Feminism" as in feminist philosophy, feminist literary criticism, feminist politics, feminists economics is a big deal if only because owing to the emergent liberation of women as part of the liberal revolution of the 18th century it is an emergent trend. However, since WWII and the entrance of women to the workforce that trend has been accelerating as more women become more self-sufficient and have more opportunities.

This is about institutionalism influenced by cultural factors and cultural change. It's here to stay and men had better get used an increasingly strong push for women's rights, on one hand, and a revision of intellectual history and current practice on the other, as difficult as it is for some men to acknowledge event that women have a place at the table, let along anything significant to say.
As Akerlof and Kranton say:
In every social context, people have a notion of who they are, which is associated with beliefs about how they and others are supposed to behave. These notions...play important roles in how economies work. (Identity Economics, p4)
Stumbling and Mumbling
Patriarchy as an emergent process
Chris Dillow | Investors Chronicle

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