Virtualism a new political economy

We live in a time of economic virtualism, whereby our lives are made to conform to the virtual reality of economic thought. Globalization, transnational capitalism, structural adjustment programmes and the decay of welfare are all signs of the growing power of economics, one of the most potent force...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Carrier, James G. (-), Miller, Daniel, 1954-
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Berg 1998
Edición:1st ed
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Abstraction in western economic practice / James G. Carrier
  • The triumph of economics / Ben Fine
  • Abstraction, reality and the gender of "economic man" / Julie A. Nelson
  • Development and structural adjustment / Philip McMichael
  • Cash for quotas : disputes over the legitimacy of an economic model of fishing in Iceland / Agnar Helgason and Gisli Pálsson
  • The transnational capitalist class / Leslie Sklair
  • A theory of virtualism / Daniel Miller.