The age of post-rationality : (Record no. 33516)
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| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
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| International Standard Book Number | 9789811062582 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Call number | 339.015195 CO AG |
| MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Authors | Colic-Peisker, Val |
| TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The age of post-rationality : |
| Subtitle | limits of economic reasoning in the 21st century |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Val Colic-Peisker, Adrian Flitney |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Melbourne : |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan, |
| Date | c2018. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xiv, 253 p. : |
| Other Details | ill. ; |
| Size | 22 cm. |
| CONTENTS | |
| Contents | Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. A rational society Chapter 3. The tyranny of competition Chapter 4. Hyper-consumption and inequality Chapter 5. The great gamble of global finance vs. the real economy Chapter 6. Economic rationality vs. the Earth Chapter 7. The promise and threat of the Internet age Chapter 8. Conclusion: Into a bright post-capitalist future?. |
| SUMMARY | |
| Summary | This book challenges the hegemonic view that economic calculation represents the ultimate rationality. The West legitimises its global dominance by the claim to be a rational, democratic, science-based and progressive civilisation. Yet, over the past decades, the dogma of economic rationality has become an ideological black hole whose gravitational pull allows no public debate or policy to escape. Political leaders of all creeds are held in its orbit and public language is saturated by it. This dogma has pervaded all spheres of life, ushering the age of post-rationality, especially in English speaking countries. The authors discuss several aspects of post-rational global capitalism still dominated by the Anglosphere: hyper-competition, hyper-consumption, inequality, volatile global financial markets, environmental degradation and the unforeseen effects of the internet-mediated communication revolution. The book concludes by discussing some utopian and dystopian future scenarios and asking whether the West can transcend its crisis of rationality. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Heading | Rational expectations (Economic theory) |
| Chronological | 21st century |
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| Topical Heading | Economics |
| Chronological | 21st century |
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| Name | Flitney, Adrian |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier | https://uowd.box.com/s/ez1do2c7j0o1qlv1r8ebdnv5ziow1jc8 |
| Public note | Location Map |
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| Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Permanent location | Current location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| University of Wollongong in Dubai | University of Wollongong in Dubai | Main Collection | 2018-01-11 | AMAUK | 339.015195 CO AG | T0058953 | 2017-12-17 | 2017-12-17 | REGULAR |