The representation of economics in cinema : scarcity, greed and utopia / Santiago Sanchez-Pages.
2021
PN1995.9.E27 S36 2021
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The representation of economics in cinema : scarcity, greed and utopia / Santiago Sanchez-Pages.
ISBN
9783030801816 (electronic bk.)
3030801810 (electronic bk.)
9783030801809
3030801802
3030801810 (electronic bk.)
9783030801809
3030801802
Published
Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2021]
Copyright
©2021
Language
English
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1 online resource
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10.1007/978-3-030-80181-6 doi
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PN1995.9.E27 S36 2021
Dewey Decimal Classification
791.43/6553
Summary
Cinema articulates the economic anxieties of each generation of filmmakers and audiences. It has an influence on peoples views on various economic issues and many orders of magnitude larger than that of economics as a discipline. This book offers a sweeping study of the representation of economics in cinema across a wide range of areas and genres, from the conflicts over resources in the lawless Old West to the post-scarcity societies of science fiction futures. This book studies how films have portrayed trade unions, scarcity, money, businesses, innovators, migrant workers, working women, globalization, the stock market, and the automation of work. It aims to be useful to those who are interested in cinema with economic themes and to those who want to learn about economics through cinema. Santiago Sanchez-Pages is associate professor in economics at Kings College London, UK. His academic research focuses on political economy, economic theory, and experimental economics. His articles have been published in leading international journals. He also writes on film and popular culture and has published several short stories.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction: Mr Smith Goes to the Movies
Chapter 2: Scarcity, Conflicts, and Dystopia
Chapter 3: Evil is the Root of all Money
Chapter 4: Brokers, Bankers and Boiler Rooms
Chapter 5: Evil, Inc
Chapter 6: Disruptors
Chapter 7: The Path of Workers
Chapter 8: Women at Work
Chapter 9: Crises
Chapter 10: Conclusion: Post-Scarcity and Utopia.
Chapter 2: Scarcity, Conflicts, and Dystopia
Chapter 3: Evil is the Root of all Money
Chapter 4: Brokers, Bankers and Boiler Rooms
Chapter 5: Evil, Inc
Chapter 6: Disruptors
Chapter 7: The Path of Workers
Chapter 8: Women at Work
Chapter 9: Crises
Chapter 10: Conclusion: Post-Scarcity and Utopia.