{"product_id":"the-provoked-economy-fabian-muniesa-9781138961807","title":"The Provoked Economy: Economic Reality and the Performative Turn","description":"\u003cp\u003eDo things such as performance indicators, valuation formulas, consumer tests, stock prices or financial contracts represent an external reality? Or do they rather constitute, in a performative fashion, what they refer to? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Provoked Economy tackles this question from a pragmatist angle, considering economic reality as a ceaselessly provoked reality. It takes the reader through a series of diverse empirical sites - from public administrations to stock exchanges, from investment banks to marketing facilities and business schools - in order to explore what can be seen from such a demanding standpoint. It demonstrates that descriptions of economic objects do actually produce economic objects and that the simulacrum of an economic act is indeed a form of realization. It also shows that provoking economic reality means facing practical tests in which what ought to be economic or not is subject to elaboration and controversy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book opens paths for empirical investigation in the social sciences, but also for the philosophical renewal of the critique of economic reality. It will be useful for students and scholars in social theory, sociology, anthropology, philosophy and economics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fabian Muniesa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138961809\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138961807\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/04\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.37d","brand":"Fabian Muniesa","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45064530854143,"sku":"9781138961807","price":48.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_502df97a-1b90-4ba7-a242-e81c27147e07.jpg?v=1712124525","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-provoked-economy-fabian-muniesa-9781138961807","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}