Women & Environments International Magazine, April 1st, 2002
A Green Feminist Alternative Value Process Feminist economists have been at the forefront in pointing out that markets are often inefficient at allocating goods and services, and inappropriate for estimating their value. This paper explores an alternative allocation and valuation methodology for collective or widely-used goods, services and assets called "discourse-based valuation," which is receiving attention from ecological and feminist economists. Why is Discourse-Based Valuation Needed Many market prices for goods and services show gender (and other) inequities related to power dynami...
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