The Representation of Economics in Cinema - Santiago Sanchez-Pages

The Representation of Economics in Cinema

Scarcity, Greed and Utopia
Buch | Softcover
XIII, 220 Seiten
2022 | 1st ed. 2021
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-80183-0 (ISBN)
106,99 inkl. MwSt

Cinema articulates the economic anxieties of each generation of filmmakers and audiences. It has an influence on people's 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 King’s 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.

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

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo XIII, 220 p. 1 illus.
Verlagsort Cham
Sprache englisch
Maße 148 x 210 mm
Gewicht 313 g
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater Film / TV
Sozialwissenschaften Kommunikation / Medien Medienwissenschaft
Wirtschaft Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik
Schlagworte Economic crises and poverty • Economics in cinema • Entrepreneurs and innovators • Immigration and globalisation • Property rights and conflict • Women in the Economy • Work and automation
ISBN-10 3-030-80183-7 / 3030801837
ISBN-13 978-3-030-80183-0 / 9783030801830
Zustand Neuware
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