Re-Thinking Economics: Exploring the Work of Pierre Bourdieu

ISBN-13: 9780415858922 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 304 str.

Asimina Christoforou; Michael Laine

Opis

Once again, unfettered capitalism has failed. Promises for global prosperity and peace have given way to a world of deep recession, social upheaval and political instability. Once again, mainstream economics has proved its inadequacy. Despite its technical rigor and mathematical virtuosity, it failed dramatically to respond to the current crisis. Why is this so? Mainstream economics turns a blind eye to society. By assumption, it maims its analyses by wiping away what makes us what we are. There is pressing need for a critical discussion and new ideas. We therefore turn to the insightful and stimulating work of Pierre Bourdieu. Arguably one of the major sociologists ever, he was also a major 'economist'. This volume features state-of-the-art research and experts from different social science disciplines.

Spis treści

PART I: Introduction   PART II: Who is Pierre Bourdieu?   PART III: Roots and Fruits of Bourdieu’s Economic Analysis   PART IV: Capitals and Institutions   PART V: Politics and Policies: How to Transform the World PART VI: In the words of Pierre Bourdieu…   PART VII: Conclusions