Traders
Publisher
:
La Découverte
Parution date
:
2001
EAN
:
9782707133854
Description
In the last few years, financial markets have become omnipresent in the economy, politics and even in the daily life of every nation. New "gods," they describe and shape the course of our lives, imposing their verdict, whether by applauding an event, ignoring an election or condemning economic policies. Political figures, supported by economists, participate in "deifying" the stock market. In Les traders, Olivier Godechot uncovers the human institutions hidden behind this theological front. Investigating the market from the inside, Godechot shows that traders are more than irrational Homo economicus. He analyzes their background, role, sociability, hierarchy and conflicts, and offers a stimulating examination of financial rationality.
Author
Olivier Godechot : Olivier Godechot is a researcher of economic sociology at the social sciences laboratory of the Ecole Normale Supérieure.
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