{"product_id":"deficit-emma-holten","title":"Deficit (Emma Holten)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER*\u003cbr\u003eWINNER OF THE POLITIKEN LITERATURE PRIZE 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Brilliantly rewrites the history of economic thought to place 'her story' at its heart. A must-read' - Kate Raworth, author of DOUGHNUT ECONOMICS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow can we create a better future - one that truly prioritises health and happiness?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor too long, economic thinkers have left out acts of care - written off as 'women's work' for centuries - from their calculations. The result? Terrible real-world consequences today: crumbling public services, struggling schools and care systems on the brink of collapse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDeficit\u003c\/i\u003e, prominent Danish feminist Emma Holten reveals how and why this happened, and argues that the things that matter - doing homework with your child, checking in on loved ones, talking to a\u003cbr\u003ecolleague who doesn't seem well - might seem inconsequential, but are in fact the building blocks of the economy. Urgent and incisive, this is a call to rethink the economic value of care.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the most important feminist voices of the 21st century' - Sofie Hagen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEmma Holten\u003c\/b\u003e is a feminist activist and gender policy consultant. In 2014 she created the project CONSENT, raising awareness of digital sexual violence. Since 2019, she has worked with feminist economics. She served on the European Institute of Gender Equality Experts Forum as an expert in feminist economics, and on Human Rights Watch's advisory committee on Women's Rights. In 2023 she was appointed as advisor to the Danish government's investigation of power in Denmark. She has delivered keynotes at the Conference on the Status of Women at the UN, the Guadalajara Book Fair, the European Commission and many other places. She also has a degree in Modern Culture and has translated Chris Kraus and Silvia Federici. She lives in Copenhagen. \u003ci\u003eDeficit \u003c\/i\u003eis her first book.\n\u003cb\u003eSherilyn Nicolette Hellberg\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and literary translator based in Copenhagen. Her work has appeared in the\u003ci\u003e New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003eand the\u003ci\u003e Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, among other places, and her translation of Jonas Eika's \u003ci\u003eAfter the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e from the Danish was longlisted for the 2022 International Booker Prize. She holds a PhD in Comparative Literature from the University of California, Berkeley.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 336 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65815707025757,"sku":"K010366030","price":12.6,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/1036603000001A.jpg?v=1788573523","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/deficit-emma-holten","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}