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Derivatives and the Wealth of Societies
Benjamin Lee (Ed.)
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Description for Derivatives and the Wealth of Societies
Paperback. Editor(s): Lee, Benjamin; Martin, Randy. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
Derivatives were responsible for one of the worst financial meltdowns we have ever seen, one from which we have not yet fully recovered. However, they are likewise capable of generating some of the most incredible wealth we have ever seen. This book asks how we might ensure the latter while avoiding the former. Looking past the usual arguments for the regulation or abolition of derivative finance, it asks a more probing question: what kinds of social institutions and policies would we need to put in place to both avail ourselves of the derivative's wealth production and make sure that production ... Read more
Derivatives were responsible for one of the worst financial meltdowns we have ever seen, one from which we have not yet fully recovered. However, they are likewise capable of generating some of the most incredible wealth we have ever seen. This book asks how we might ensure the latter while avoiding the former. Looking past the usual arguments for the regulation or abolition of derivative finance, it asks a more probing question: what kinds of social institutions and policies would we need to put in place to both avail ourselves of the derivative's wealth production and make sure that production ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
462g
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226392837
SKU
V9780226392837
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About Benjamin Lee (Ed.)
Benjamin Lee is a University Professor of Anthropology and Philosophy at the New School and the author or coauthor of many books, including Financial Derivatives and the Globalization of Risk. Randy Martin (1957 2015) was professor of art and policy at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University and is the author of many books, including An ... Read more
Reviews for Derivatives and the Wealth of Societies
Eight papers present the case for an integration of the social and technical understanding of derivative finance within a single analytic and interpretive frame and use what was disclosed by the global financial crisis to show how technical knowledge of derivative finance can create a single coherent interpretive and analytic language of human possibility and well-being.
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