This volume is a debate about a sociology and economics of money: a
form of positive trespassing. It is unique in being written by
scholars of both disciplines committed to this mutual venture and in
starting from the original groundwork laid by Geoffrey Ingham. The
contributors look critically at money's institutions and the meanings
and history of money-creation and show the cross cutting purposes or
incommensurable sides of money and its crises. These arise from severe
tensions and social conflicts about the production of money and its
many purposes. We demonstrate the centrality of money to capitalism
and consider social disorders since the 2007 crisis, which marks the
timeliness and need for dialogue. Both disciplines have far too much
to offer to remain in the former, damaging standoff. While we are
thankful to see a possible diminution of this split, remnants are
maintained by mainstream economic and sociological theorists who,
after all the crises of the past 30 years, and many before, still hold
to an argument that money really does not 'matter'. We suggest, to
many different and interested audiences, that since money is a
promise, understanding this social relation must be a joint though
plural task between economics and sociology at the very least.
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Mutual developments from the work of Geoffrey Ingham
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781137302953
Publisert
2019
Utgiver
Vendor
Palgrave Macmillan
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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