Money and Calculation: Economic and Sociological Perspectives
M. Amato, "Money and Calculation: Economic and Sociological Perspectives "
English | ISBN: 0230277772 | 2010 | 230 pages | EPUB | 364 KB
English | ISBN: 0230277772 | 2010 | 230 pages | EPUB | 364 KB
Money is an important instrument of calculation: as a unit of account and means of payment, it serves the purpose of exchange. Yet, it is increasingly becoming itself an object of exchange and calculation on financial markets, which tend less to the production and exchange of real goods. The question therefore is: has the economy lost its measure?