Debt to Society : Accounting for Life under Capitalism /

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It is commonplace to say that criminals pay their debt to society by spending time in prison, but what is a "debt to society"? How is crime understood as a debt? How has time become the equivalent for crime? And how does criminal debt relate to the kind of debt held by consumers and univer...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Joseph, Miranda (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2014]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Economics > Sociological aspects.
Capitalism > Social aspects.
Accounting > Social aspects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Reference.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > General.
Anthropology / Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE.
Finances > Aspect social.
Finance > Social aspects.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:It is commonplace to say that criminals pay their debt to society by spending time in prison, but what is a "debt to society"? How is crime understood as a debt? How has time become the equivalent for crime? And how does criminal debt relate to the kind of debt held by consumers and university students? In Debt to Society, Miranda Joseph explores modes of accounting as they are used to create, sustain, or transform social relations. Envisioning accounting broadly to include financial accounting, managerial accounting of costs and performance, and the calculation of "debts to society" owed by criminals, Joseph argues that accounting technologies have a powerful effect on social dynamics by attributing credits and debts.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (240 pages).
ISBN:9781452941592

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