"By the late twentieth century, Japanese people were renowned as the world's most avid and knowledgeable consumers of fashion, luxury and quality, while the goods that embodied their tastes and lifestyle were becoming a part of global culture. Penelope Francks' book offers an alternative account...

Historisch-soziale Grundlagen des Wirtschaftens und des Wirtschaftsdenkens von einer der bedeutendsten Wirtschaftssoziologinnen schlechthin. Das Buch wendet sich dennoch als Lehrbuch vorwiegend an Studenten.

"Money is a promise with future benefits or dangers that can never, because unknowable, be calculated. The financial sector is driven to beat this uncertainty by speculating on whether prices will rise or fall. No matter how often the folly of this behaviour is demonstrated through crisis after...