Doing Money - Elementary Monetary Theory From a Sociological Standpoint

Informationen zum Autor Heiner Ganßmann was professor in the Department of Sociology of the Freie Universität Berlin until 2009, specializing in economic sociology, social policy and sociological theory. Klappentext This book puts in place the groundwork for an alternative theory of money in a sociological perspective, proceeding by way of a critique of existing theories. Zusammenfassung This book puts in place the groundwork for an alternative theory of money in a sociological perspective, proceeding by way of a critique of existing theories. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface. Introduction Part 1: Problems and their Settings 1.1 Capitalism 1.2 Money: A veil? 1.3 Money: A Symbol? 1.4 Money: A Language? Part 2: Clarifications 2.1 Language and Money 2.2 Everyday Use of Money 2.3 Prices and the Metric of Money 2.4 Money as Things vs. Money as Pure Information 2.5 Money as a Social Relation? Part 3: Elementary Theory 3.1 Contingency and Interaction 3.2 Origins and Acceptability of Money 3.3 Quantitative Price Determination 3.4 Money and Uncertainty Absorption 3.5 Credit 3.6 Money, Credit and Crises. Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Heiner (Free University Ganmann, Heiner Ganssmann
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.07.2011
• EAN: 9780415677387
• ISBN: 978-0-415-67738-7
• No. of pages: 184
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Routledge International Studies in Money and Banking
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Business & Economics / General, Social Theory, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Money & Monetary Policy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory, Economic theory & philosophy, Political Economy, Economic theory and philosophy