The Women Who Made Modern Economics

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The Women Who Made Modern Economics
Author Rachel Reeves
LanguageEnglish
Genre Non-fiction
Publisher Hachette
Publication date
26 October 2023
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Pages288
ISBN 9781399807449
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The Women Who Made Modern Economics is a non-fiction by the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves. It was published on 26 October 2023 by the Hachette imprint Basic Books . [1]

Contents

Content

The book has different elements of manifesto and history. [2] Figures in the book include Anna Schwartz and Beatrice Webb. [3]

Reception

The book received mostly favourable reviews from critics.

A review in the Evening Standard described the book as "dull" but also as a "strong" point. [3]

A review in The Observer by Will Hutton was highly favourable. [1]

Controversy

Certain sections were lifted from Wikipedia, The Guardian and a report by Hilary Benn. [4] Rachel Reeves acknowledged that certain sections of the book were not properly referenced and that this would be corrected in future editions. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 Hutton, Will (31 October 2023). "The Women Who Made Modern Economics by Rachel Reeves review – why values matter". The Observer. ISSN   0029-7712 . Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  2. ↑ Keynes, Soumaya (26 October 2023). "The Women Who Made Modern Economics by Rachel Reeves — credit where it's due?". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  3. 1 2 Kessler, Jack (27 October 2023). "The Women Who Made Modern Economics review: Rachel Reeves makes a strong point, if only it weren't so dull". The Standard. Archived from the original on 27 October 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  4. ↑ Keynes, Soumaya; Parker, George (26 October 2023). "New book from UK shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves lifts from Wikipedia". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  5. ↑ Morton, Becky (26 October 2023). "Rachel Reeves says she 'should have done better' amid plagiarism row". BBC News. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
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