This book explores how political economy intersects with sociolinguistics, specifically how neoliberalism, inequality and social class mediate language in society issues. After the preface, in which the author sets the scene for the content of the book, Chapter 1 is an extensive…
¿Por qué aumentan los niveles de estrés y ansiedad si los economistas y los políticos nos dicen que nunca hemos estado tan bien? Mientras las estadísticas nos informan de que la mayor parte de la gente se está enriqueciendo de forma constante, el mundo con el que la mayoría de n…
"The era of savage money began on 15 August 1971 when the US Government, financially weakened by the Vietnam War, was forced to renounce its control over the gold market. This freed the price of gold from government control for the first time since 1934 and created a new commodi…
Emotions, reputations, relationships -- so many aspects of social and organizational life today are subject to quantification and other calculative practices. Calculation develops due to a demand for control and accountability. Money is one such instrument of calculation, and th…
This I believe: and other essays
by Schumacher, E. F., (Ernst Friedrich)
fromResurgence Book
This I believe: and other essays
by Schumacher, E. F., (Ernst Friedrich)
fromResurgence Book
