The Technological economy / / edited by Andrew Barry and Don Slater

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, c2005
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (215 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.3
• Soggetto topico: Economics - Sociological aspects; Technology - Social aspects; Economics - Political aspects; Information society; Economics - Philosophy
• Altri autori: BarryAndrew <1960-> SlaterDon
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The economy of qualities; 2 From calculation to alienation; 3 Externalities in comparative guise; 4 The anti-political economy; 5 Technology, politics and the market; 6 From pipes to scopes; 7 Cultural political economy, the knowledge-based economy, and the state; 8 Performing finance; 9 The objectivity of the brand; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In this major new collection, leading experts explore the multidisciplinary connections between technology and economy, drawing on new convergences between economic sociology and science and technology studies. Through theoretical and empirical studies, the authors investigate:* economics and economic knowledges as technologies* the economies as socio-technical arrangements* the nature of innovation* the role of technological mediations in representing and performing economies. This revealing book, ideal for those with an interest in contemporary social theo
• Titolo autorizzato: The technological economy
• ISBN: 1-134-30712-8; 1-134-30713-6; 1-280-09983-6; 0-203-02245-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910817075003321
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