Laurie Nisonoff
- Affiliation: Hampshire College
Laurie Nisonoff, Professor of Economics, has taught economics, economic history and women’s studies at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA, since 1974. She is an editor of the Review of Radical Political Economics, and served as the co-ordinator of the RRPE 6th Special Issue on Women, ‘Women in the International Economy’. She has published alone and with Marilyn Dalsimer on women in China, and on the labour process.
Books by Laurie Nisonoff
Women, Gender and Development Reader
2nd edition
Edited by Lynne Duggan, Laurie Nisonoff, Nalini Visvanathan, Nan Wiegersma
Third World women were long the undervalued and ignored actors in the development process but are now recognized as playing a critical role. This book is a comprehensive reader presenting the best of the now vast body of literature that has grown up alongside this acknowledgement. Divided into five parts, this book incorporates readings from the leading experts and authorities in each field. The first part acts as an introduction to the field, examining the key theoretical debates and discourses… (more information)
The Women, Gender & Development Reader
Edited by Lynne Duggan, Laurie Nisonoff, Nalini Visvanathan
Third World women, long the undervalued and ignored actors in the development process, are now recognized by scholars, practitioners and policy makers alike as playing a critical role. This book is a comprehensive reader for undergraduates and development practitioners, presenting the best of the now vast body of literature that is grown up along side this acknowledgement. Five parts cover respectively a review of the history of the theoretical debates, the status of women in the household and family… (more information)