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Feminism Seduced: How Global Elites Use Women's Labor and Ideas to Exploit Women, by Hester Eisenstein. Boulder, CO: Paradigm, 2009. 272 pp. ISBN-13: 978-1-59451-659-7 (hbk.). US$89.00; ISBN-13: 978-1-59451-660-3 (pbk.). US$26.95.

Feminism Seduced: How Global Elites Use Women's Labor and Ideas to Exploit Women, by Hester... BO OK REVIEWS macroeconomic policies ought to be based on the extent to which they integrate social objectives into their macroeconomic goals and achieve them’’ (p. 3). This book will undoubtedly serve as an important initial step toward recognizing and evaluating these benchmarks. Its publication in paperback in 2011 is a welcome event that will make possible its use in teaching. Ghazal Zulfiqar Department of Public Policy, McCormack School of Graduate Studies University of Massachusetts, Boston 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125-3393, USA e-mail: gmzulfiqar@gmail.com Feminism Seduced: How Global Elites Use Women’s Labor and Ideas to Exploit Women, by Hester Eisenstein. Boulder, CO: Paradigm, 2009. 272 pp. ISBN- 13: 978-1-59451-659-7 (hbk.). US$89.00; ISBN-13: 978-1-59451-660-3 (pbk.). US$26.95. Any attempt to evaluate ‘‘feminism’’ (singular) as a whole would seem like an impossible and bold task. In many ways, this is what Hester Eisenstein does in her book, although she clearly distinguishes between different ‘‘feminisms.’’ Her project is to provide an overall evaluation of the ways in which ‘‘feminism’’ has contributed to social change globally. Despite this initial difficulty, this is an interesting book whose main arguments need to be discussed among feminists. It contains a great deal of information about the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Feminist Economics Taylor & Francis

Feminism Seduced: How Global Elites Use Women's Labor and Ideas to Exploit Women, by Hester Eisenstein. Boulder, CO: Paradigm, 2009. 272 pp. ISBN-13: 978-1-59451-659-7 (hbk.). US$89.00; ISBN-13: 978-1-59451-660-3 (pbk.). US$26.95.

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BO OK REVIEWS macroeconomic policies ought to be based on the extent to which they integrate social objectives into their macroeconomic goals and achieve them’’ (p. 3). This book will undoubtedly serve as an important initial step toward recognizing and evaluating these benchmarks. Its publication in paperback in 2011 is a welcome event that will make possible its use in teaching. Ghazal Zulfiqar Department of Public Policy, McCormack School of Graduate Studies University of Massachusetts, Boston 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125-3393, USA e-mail: gmzulfiqar@gmail.com Feminism Seduced: How Global Elites Use Women’s Labor and Ideas to Exploit Women, by Hester Eisenstein. Boulder, CO: Paradigm, 2009. 272 pp. ISBN- 13: 978-1-59451-659-7 (hbk.). US$89.00; ISBN-13: 978-1-59451-660-3 (pbk.). US$26.95. Any attempt to evaluate ‘‘feminism’’ (singular) as a whole would seem like an impossible and bold task. In many ways, this is what Hester Eisenstein does in her book, although she clearly distinguishes between different ‘‘feminisms.’’ Her project is to provide an overall evaluation of the ways in which ‘‘feminism’’ has contributed to social change globally. Despite this initial difficulty, this is an interesting book whose main arguments need to be discussed among feminists. It contains a great deal of information about the

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