Economy's tension: the dialectics of community and market
Auteur :
Gudeman, Stephen
Éditeur :
Berghahn Books
ISBN :
9781845455149
Date de publication :
1 mai 2008
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
435 g
Format :
Library binding
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Why are we obsessed with calculating our selections? The author argues that competitive trade nurtures calculative reason, which provides the ground for most discourses on economy. But market descriptions of economy are incomplete. Drawing on a range of materials from small ethnographic contexts to global financial markets...