Towards a Socioanalysis of Money, Finance and Capitalism by S... - 9780415710602

Towards a Socioanalysis of Money, Finance and CapitalismBeneath the Surface of the Financial Industry\nAuthor(s): Susan Long, Burkard Sievers\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415710602, 978-0415710602\nSynopsis\nThe current global financial crisis has raised awareness of the impact the world of finance has on the economy and the future of democracy. Following the crisis, this book aims at a deep understanding of the human psycho-social dynamics beneath the surface of the financial industry, its markets and institutions. It seeks to understand why the seemingly rational world of economic behavior, with its calculated models and predictions, at times goes horribly wrong.\n\nThis book uses the discipline of socio-analysis to explore the meaning of money, markets and the broad financial world that so strongly affects our daily lives. Socio-analysis contributes to an awareness and understanding of underlying unconsci.