Value (What is Political Economy?) - Softcover

Pitts, Frederick Harry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1509535667 ISBN 13: 9781509535668

Verlag: Polity, 2020

Inhaltsangabe

'Value' seems like an elusive and abstract concept. Nonetheless, notions of value underpin how we understand our lives, from discussions about the economic contribution of different kinds of work and productive activity, to the prices we pay for the things we consume. So what is value, and where does it come from?

In this new book, Frederick Harry Pitts charts the past, present and future of value within and beyond capitalist society, critically engaging with key concepts from classical and neoclassical political economy. Interrogating the processes and practices that attribute value to objects and activities, he considers debates over whether value lies within commodities or in their exchange, the politics of different theories of value, and how we measure value in a knowledge-based economy.

This accessible and intriguing introduction to the complexities of value in modern society will be essential reading for any student or scholar working in political economy, economics, economic sociology or management.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Frederick Harry Pitts is a Lecturer in Work, Employment, Organization and Public Policy at University of Bristol School of Management.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Polity
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1509535667
• ISBN 13: 9781509535668
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 190
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