Injustice: Women and Global Economics.

Fritschel, Ann

Ann Cathrin Jarl's premise in Injustice: Women and Global Economics (Fortress, $17) is that feminist critiques of neoclassical economic theories can be strengthened by using liberation feminist ethicists' understandings of justice. After summarizing the arguments of several feminist economists and ethicists, Jarl attempts to synthesize from these works a feminist theory of economic justice based on addressing basic human needs. The brevity of this book means that many of Jarl's summaries are so concise that many will find them unhelpful. Her conclusions are a good starting point for ongoing discussions about ethics and economics rather than a significant contribution to the topic. The book has a solid bibliography but is more likely to be useful in an undergraduate college course than as a resource on a pastor's bookshelf. Ann Fritschel, Wartburg Theological Seminary