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Posits that money and markets do not exist in a vacuum but grow in a cultural medium, reflecting and in turn shaping their world. This book explores the historical and psychological origins of money, the importance of religious beliefs and practices for emergence of markets, and the unexpected role of religion in the understanding of economics.
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Confidence Games, Mark Taylor
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- Released
- 2008
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- Title
- Confidence Games
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Mark Taylor
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Released
- 2008
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0226791688
- ISBN13
- 9780226791685
- Description
- Posits that money and markets do not exist in a vacuum but grow in a cultural medium, reflecting and in turn shaping their world. This book explores the historical and psychological origins of money, the importance of religious beliefs and practices for emergence of markets, and the unexpected role of religion in the understanding of economics.