Money Talks - Explaining How Money Really Works

"In a world in which monetization seems to be gobbling up every remote corner of social life, Money Talks makes a bold case for the continuing importance not only of subjective meaning in our understanding of money, but of social relations above and beyond exchanges between rational actors. This book brings together an interdisciplinary band of uncommonly smart and influential scholars to take stock of what we know about the myriad uses and meanings of money."--Frank Dobbin, Harvard University

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Edited by Nina Bandelj, Frederick F. Wherry & Viviana A. Zelizer

Riassunto

The world of money is being transformed as households and organizations face changing economies, and new currencies and payment systems like Bitcoin and Apple Pay gain ground. What is money, and how do we make sense of it? Money Talks is the first book to offer a wide range of alternative and unexpected explanations of how social relations, emotion

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"The book's central message--that the management and regulation of money should not be left to economists or bankers alone--is one we should all take to heart."---Rebecca Spang, Financial Times

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Nina Wherry Bandelj
• Con la collaborazione di: Nina Bandelj (Editore), Bandelj Nina (Editore), Frederick F. Wherry (Editore), Wherry Frederick F. (Editore), Viviana A. Zelizer (Editore), Zelizer Viviana A. (Editore)
• Editore: Princeton University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9780691202891
• ISBN: 978-0-691-20289-1
• Pagine: 288
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Economia politica; Sociology, Economics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Money & Monetary Policy, Monetary Economics