Material markets : how economic agents are constructed
Donald MacKenzie
Bok Engelsk 2009 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Oxford : Oxford University Press , 2009
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| Omfang | IX, 228 s. : ill.
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Figures; 1. Introduction; 2. Ten Precepts for the Social Studies of Finance; 3. Assembling an Economic Actor; 4. Derivatives: The Production of Virtuality; 5. The Material Sociology of Arbitrage; 6. Measuring Profit; 7. Constructing Emissions Markets; 8. Conclusion: Opening the Black Boxes of Finance; Glossary; Notes; References; Index. - Financial markets, processes, and instruments are often difficult to fathom; the credit crisis highlights both their importance and their fragility. In this book, MacKenzie, one of the most perceptive analysts of the financial world, puts forward a material sociology of markets, rooted in the actors and agents that shape modern finance. - ;Financial markets, processes, and instruments are often difficult to fathom; the credit crisis highlights both their importance and their fragility. Donald MacKenzie is one of the most perceptive analysts of the workings of the financial world. In this book,
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| ISBN | 9780199278152
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