"A bold and challenging consideration of questions of development, economic globalization, communities and subjectivity from a unique feminist perspective. A must-read book for those who wish to understand restructuring and resistance in this era of intensified globalization."---Isabella C. Bakker, York University"Bergeron's pathbreaking analysis challenges orthodox development theories, questions current feminist economic thinking and highlights crucial new gendered challen...

As economic crises, growing inequality and climate change prompt a global debate on the meaning and trajectory of development, increasing attention is focusing on 'social and solidarity economy' as a distinctive approach to sustainable and rights-based development.While we are beginning to understand what social and solidarity economy is, what it promises and how it differs from 'business as usual', we know far less about whether it can really move beyond its fringe status in many ...

In this brand-new critical analysis of economics, Barker, Bergeron, and Feiner provide a feminist understanding of the economic processes that shape households, labor markets, globalization, and human well-being to reveal the crucial role that gender plays in the economy today.With all new and updated chapters, the second edition of Liberating Economics examines recent trends in inequality, global indebtedness, crises of care, labor precarity, and climate change. Taking an...

Selon l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé, en 2019, « une personne sur huit dans le monde présentait un trouble mental (…), les troubles anxieux et les troubles dépressifs étant les plus courants ». Ce constat est d’autant plus inquiétant que les troubles mentaux courants (anxiété, dépression, troubles de l’adaptation, burn-out ou encore épuisement professionnel) génèrent des difficultés dans tous les domaines de vie de la personne concernée. La sphère du travail peut être particulièrement...