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Counting for Nothing: What Men Value and What Women are Worth (Heritage) Paperback – December 15, 1999

by Marilyn Waring (Author)
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Safe drinking water counts for nothing. A pollution-free environment counts for nothing. Even some people - namely women - count for nothing. This is the case, at least, according to the United Nations System of National Accounts. Author Marilyn Waring, former New Zealand M.P., now professor, development consultant, writer, and goat farmer, isolates the gender bias that exists in the current system of calculating national wealth.

As Waring observes, in this accounting system women are considered 'non-producers' and as such they cannot expect to gain from the distribution of benefits that flow from production. Issues like nuclear warfare, environmental conservation, and poverty are likewise excluded from the calculation of value in traditional economic theory. As a result, public policy, determined by these same accounting processes, inevitably overlooks the importance of the environment and half the world's population.

Counting for Nothing, originally published in 1988, is a classic feminist analysis of women's place in the world economy brought up to date in this reprinted edition, including a sizeable new introduction by the author. In her new introduction, the author updates information and examples and revisits the original chapters with appropriate commentary. In an accessible and often humorous manner, Waring offers an explanation of the current economic systems of accounting and thoroughly outlines ways to ensure that the significance of the environment and the labour contributions of women receive the recognition they deserve.

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    362 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    University of Toronto Press
  4. Publication date
    December 15, 1999
  5. Dimensions
    6.03 x 1.02 x 9.02 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0802082602
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0802082602
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'Angry, humorous, well-written, and accessible.'

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'As one might expect from a woman courageous enough to make a stand, on a point of principle, that brought down a government, this is a forthright, serious, and eloquent book.'

- New Statesman

'I've often commented on the way the work of women is excluded from our national accounting and overlooked in economics in general. And, alas, I've done very little about it. Now this splendid work goes far to fill this appalling gap. No concerned woman (or man) can ignore it.'

- John Kenneth Galbraith, Harvard University

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'I've often commented on the way the work of women is excluded from our national accounting and overlooked in economics in general. And, alas, I've done very little about it. Now this splendid work goes far to fill this appalling gap. No concerned woman (or man) can ignore it.'

-- John Kenneth Galbraith, Harvard University

'As one might expect from a woman courageous enough to make a stand, on a point of principle, that brought down a government, this is a forthright, serious, and eloquent book.'

― New Statesman

'Angry, humorous, well-written, and accessible.'

― The New York Times

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Toronto Press; 2nd edition (December 15, 1999)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 362 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0802082602
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0802082602
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.17 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.03 x 1.02 x 9.02 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Lucas Kilravey
5.0 out of 5 stars A transformational assessment
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2014
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Waring's work on the place and valuation of women and care in economic theory and practice is an invaluable read for those wishing to understand how ostensibly neutral economic logic makes inevitable normative claims. Moreover, in assessing these normative claims, Waring is insightful and unafraid to follow them through to their logical (perhaps, more aptly illogical) conclusion.

While arguably not the most accessible of texts, this book is not intentionally obscurantist. It is definitely worth a look for those wishing to critically consider the interaction between normative claims and economics.
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Beverley Blount
5.0 out of 5 stars How Women are not counted in the GNP
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2011
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She proves that all the hard work (and often suporting the family)is not counted when men make out the GNP of countries. Good for her!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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A great inspiration for women
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Eyes opening ideas!
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Terry Snow
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 15, 2017
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Great service from Goldstone Books. Great delivery. Great book, a seminal study in a neglected area that has produced pioneering economic thinking. Marilyn Waring is a leader in this field..
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5.0 out of 5 stars Still relevant over a decade after it was first published
Reviewed in Canada on October 2, 2009
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This is an excellent examination and critique of our present economic system and what it values. I generally find economic theory boring and hard to follow. Wairing makes it easy to understand and interesting to read. She takes an in-depth look at what the natural consequences are of our present system of economic measurement. Even though it was published over a decade ago, this book is still very relevant to what is at issue in the economy today, especially in light of what has happened over the last year with the global economy.
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