Mosse The pound and the fury

Why anger and confusion reign in an economy paralysed by myth
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-5261-6139-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet

E-Book, Englisch, 184 Seiten

Reihe: Manchester Capitalism

This book argues that misconceptions about the economy are rife in the general population and that this democractic deficit is caused by institutional bias and wilful misrepresentation at our most powerful institutions. This book exposes the structures of bias that distort public perceptions and understandings of the economy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mosse, Jack

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
1 Anger, confusion and the pot of money myth
2 Churches of high finance: myth in the financial sector
3 Magic money tree: myth in the political sphere
4 Media myths
5 Demythologising the economy: not a pot of money

Notes
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Jack Mosse works in London as a dyslexia tutor for adult learners. He holds a PhD from the Media and Communication department at Goldsmiths University and has further degrees in Philosophy and Social Anthropology. The pound and the fury is his first book.