Economic Representations : Academic and Everyday

Ruccio, David F. (EDT)

ISBN 10: 0415780039 / ISBN 13: 9780415780032

Published by Routledge, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Economic Representations : Academic and Everyday
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415780039
• ISBN 13: 9780415780032
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Why is there such a proliferation of economic discourses in literary theory, cultural studies, anti-sweatshop debates, popular music, and other areas outside the official discipline of economics? How is the economy represented in different ways by economists and non-economists?

In this volume, scholars from a wide variety of disciplines and countries, from inside and outside the academy, explore the implications of the fact that the economy is being represented in so many different ways. They analyze what it means for scholars and activists in trying to make sense of existing representations-theories, pictures, and stories--of the economy. They also show how new representations can be produced and utilized to change how we look at and participate in current economic debates.

By encouraging the mutual recognition of existing approaches and exploring the various ways economic representations function in diverse venues within and beyond mainstream economics, Ruccio has produced a book that is relevant to subjects as diverse as economic sociology and anthropology, political economy, globalization and cultural studies.

About the Author

David F. Ruccio is Professor in the Department of Economics and Policy Studies at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA and editor of the journal Rethinking Marxism.