Feminist accounting theory as a critique of what's “natural” in economics

The deployment of accounting‐related rhetoric in the prelude to a privatization

“…Or is it simply being used as a powerful rhetorical device (since, after all, it is accounting information that is being put at the forefront, here. Was there anything ever so objectively real (Moore, 1994))? It does not matter, since although important to those who wish to analyse CEO Tellier's psyche, the important fact is that these are the words used, and whether CEO Tellier actually thinks this way (Cohn, 1987), or intends to seduce others to, seems secondary to an understanding of the discursive struggle thus embodied.…”

Exploring New Directions for Research in the Radical Political Economy of Consumption

“…As a result, echoing themes voiced by the postmodern critique and SCOT, consumption for final use, not as purchased inputs into the household production function, lies neglected in much of economic theory and economic accounting. Economics texts and accounting practices (measurement, reporting, and categorization) naturalize a socially constructed economic system in which male activities are valued and female actions are not (Chioni Moore 1994). The rhetoric of economics draws on images and metaphors that resonate with the traditional scientific discourse of economists to represent the household as an appropriate object of study (Pietrykowski 2003).…”