The Last Page.

Reflecting on his conversation with an acquaintance who works at a hedge fund, the writer discusses “the virtual economy of unrestrained speculation and hallucinatory leveraging that helped bring about” the financial crisis and calls for an economic system that serves social needs through a politics...

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Publicado en:Dissent (00123846) Vol. 56; no. 2; pp. 136 - 137
Autor principal: Ellingson, Neil
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: University of Pennsylvania Press Spring2009
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Sumario:Reflecting on his conversation with an acquaintance who works at a hedge fund, the writer discusses “the virtual economy of unrestrained speculation and hallucinatory leveraging that helped bring about” the financial crisis and calls for an economic system that serves social needs through a politics of democratic control.