A Feminist Political Economy of Trade
Beyond Free Trade Feminism
Silke Trommer author Adrienne Roberts author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bristol University Press
Publishing:4th Sep '26
£22.99
This title is due to be published on 4th September, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
This paperback is available in another edition too:
- Hardback£85.00(9781529252798)
Providing a comprehensive feminist political economy analysis of gender and global trade, this book challenges existing approaches to gender in global trade governance that prioritise market-based solutions to inequality.
The authors reveal how the power dynamics shaping trade governance unfold on gendered terrain. Tracing the emergence of gender mainstreaming in trade and its implementation in digital and food trade, they caution that dominant ‘free trade feminist’ approaches risk perpetuating gender-based and intersectional inequalities.
Weaving rigorous academic theory with cutting-edge policy analysis, they disrupt conventional wisdom about women’s empowerment in trade and establish a feminist research agenda for transformative trade governance.
"Why did the WTO suddenly become a promoter of a kind of 'free trade feminism'? This very readable book provides not just a fascinating answer but also an important critique of this ideology." Eric Helleiner, University of Waterloo
“As the hegemony of trade liberalization breaks down, this book points to ways in which we might press for forms of international trade that are oriented to well-being rather than profit." Diane Elson, University of Essex
ISBN: 9781529252804
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256 pages