Standardizing Diversity - The Political Economy of Language Regimes

Amy H. Liu teaches government at the University of Texas at Austin.

About the author

Amy H. Liu

Summary

Using a newly assembled dataset and drawing on fieldwork data from Malaysia and Singapore, Liu finds that how linguistic power is distributed-specifically whether a lingua franca is recognized exclusively or above all others-can generate social trust, attract foreign investment, and therefore indirectly promote economic growth.

Product details

• Authors: Amy H Liu, Amy H. Liu
• Publisher: University of pennsylvania pr
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.01.2015
• EAN: 9780812246728
• ISBN: 978-0-8122-4672-8
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: National and Ethnic Conflict i; National and Ethnic Conflict in the 21st Century; National and Ethnic Conflict in the 21st Century; National and Ethnic Conflict i
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education