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Cultural Political Economy

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Cultural Political Economy

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Cultural Political Economy book

Cultural Political Economy

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Cultural Political Economy book

Edited ByJacqueline Best, Matthew Paterson
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2009
eBook Published 15 December 2009
Pub. Location London
Imprint Routledge
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203861394
Pages 264
eBook ISBN 9780203861394
Subjects Economics, Finance, Business & Industry, Politics & International Relations
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Best, J., & Paterson, M. (Eds.). (2010). Cultural Political Economy (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203861394

ABSTRACT

The global political economy is inescapably cultural. Whether we talk about the economic dimensions of the "war on terror", the sub-prime crisis and its aftermath, or the ways in which new information technology has altered practices of production and consumption, it has become increasingly clear that these processes cannot be fully captured by the hyper-rational analysis of economists or the slogans of class conflict. This book argues that culture is a concept that can be used to develop more subtle and fruitful analyses of the dynamics and problems of the global political economy.

Rediscovering the unacknowledged role of culture in the writings of classical political economists, the contributors to this volume reveal its central place in the historical evolution of post-war capitalism, exploring its continued role in contemporary economic processes that range from the commercialization of security practices to the development of ethical tourism. The book shows that culture plays a role in both constituting different forms of economic life and in shaping the diverse ways that capitalism has developed historically – from its earliest moments to its most recent challenges.

Providing valuable insights to a wide range of disciplines, this volume will be of vital interest to students and scholars of International Political Economy, Cultural and Economic Geography and Sociology, and International Relations.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter |26 pages

Introduction: Understanding cultural political economy

ByJACQUELINE BEST, MATTHEW PATERSON

part |2 pages

Part 1 Interrogating the classics

chapter 1|19 pages

Undressing the wound of wealth: Political economy as a cultural project

ByDAVID L. BLANEY, NAEEM INAYATULLAH

chapter 2|17 pages

Works, products, and the division of labour: Notes for a cultural and political economic critique

ByMATT DAVIES

part |2 pages

Part 2 The cultural constitution of economic history

chapter 3|24 pages

‘To the ends of the earth’: Culture, visuality and the embedded economy

ByROB AITKEN

chapter 4|20 pages

The culture of money doctoring: American financial advising in Latin America during the 1940s

ByERIC HELLEINER

part |2 pages

Part 3 Culture as concealing political economic practices

chapter 5|26 pages

Anti-political economy: Cartographies of ‘illegal immigration’ and the displacement of the economy

ByWILLIAM WALTERS

chapter 6|20 pages

Joyless cosmopolitans: The moral economy of ethical tourism

ByDEBBIE LISLE

part |2 pages

Part 4 Cultural futures of political economy

chapter 7|16 pages

Cultural political economies of the war on terror

ByLOUISE AMOORE AND MARIEKE DE GOEDE

chapter 8|20 pages

Cybernetic capitalism and the global information society: From the global panopticon to a ‘brand’ new world

ByMAXIME OUELLET

chapter 9|26 pages

A perfect innovation engine: The rise of the talent world

ByNIGEL THRIFT
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