The Mystery of Capital and the Construction of Social Reality

The Mystery of Capital and the Construction of Social Reality
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Publisher : Open Court
Total Pages : 512
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ISBN-10 : 9780812699333
ISBN-13 : 0812699335
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Book Synopsis The Mystery of Capital and the Construction of Social Reality by : Barry Smith

Download or read book The Mystery of Capital and the Construction of Social Reality written by Barry Smith and published by Open Court. This book was released on 2015-11-05 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Searle’s The Construction of Social Reality and Hernando de Soto’s The Mystery of Capital shifted the focus of current thought on capital and economic development to the cultural and conceptual ideas that underpin market economies and that are taken for granted in developed nations. This collection of essays assembles 21 philosophers, economists, and political scientists to help readers understand these exciting new theories.


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