Money and Calculation : Economic and Sociological Perspectives /

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 questio...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Amato, Massimo (Editor), Doria, Luigi (Editor), Fantacci, Luca (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Series:Bocconi on management series.
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Summary: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?
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (VIII, 222 pages)
ISBN:9780230298019
DOI:10.1057/9780230298019