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The death of homo economicus : work, debt and the myth of endless accumulation /

"For neoclassical economists, Homo economicus, or economic human, represents the ideal employee: an energetic worker bee that is a rational yet competitive decision-maker. Alternatively, one could view the concept as a cold and selfish workaholic endlessly seeking the accumulation of money and...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Fleming, P. (Peter), 1972- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: London : Pluto Press, 2017.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction : welcome to the new Dark Ages
  • 1. Cash psychosis
  • 2. Wreckage economics
  • 3. Why homo economicus had to die ... over and over again
  • 4. The theatre of loss ... work
  • 5. Microeconomics (really is) for dummies
  • 6. The quiet earth
  • Conclusion : a marginal model of nothingness.