Towards A Cultural Political Economy

Some economists began to take a cultural turn in the 1980s and 1990s and now recognize the discursive and symbolic nature of all economic activities. Economic sociologists have long been interested in the embedding of economic activities in wider social relations and institutions. This book offers a critique of both trends. It argues instead for a distinctive 'cultural political economy' that combines critical semiotic analysis and a rigorous institutional political economy within an evolutionary framework. It then applies this new framework to issues such as the nature of money and intellectual property, the knowledge-based economy, entrepreneurial cities, and the post-crisis adoption of Silicon Valley as a model for East Asian economic development.Sum, Ngai-Ling is the author of 'Towards A Cultural Political Economy ', published 2007 under ISBN 9781845420369 and ISBN 1845420365.