Freedom from Work
Embracing Financial Self-Help in the United States and Argentina
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2016
Stanford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8047-9826-6 (ISBN)
Stanford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8047-9826-6 (ISBN)
In this era where dollar value signals moral worth, Daniel Fridman paints a vivid portrait of Americans and Argentinians seeking to transform themselves into people worthy of millions. Following groups who practice the advice from financial success bestsellers, Fridman illustrates how the neoliberal emphasis on responsibility, individualism, and entrepreneurship binds people together with the ropes of aspiration.
Freedom from Work delves into a world of financial self-help in which books, seminars, and board games reject "get rich quick" formulas and instead suggest to participants that there is something fundamentally wrong with who they are, and that they must struggle to correct it. Fridman analyzes three groups who exercise principles from Rich Dad, Poor Dad by playing the board game Cashflow and investing in cash-generating assets with the goal of leaving the rat race of employment. Fridman shows that the global economic transformations of the last few decades have been accompanied by popular resources that transform the people trying to survive—and even thrive.
Freedom from Work delves into a world of financial self-help in which books, seminars, and board games reject "get rich quick" formulas and instead suggest to participants that there is something fundamentally wrong with who they are, and that they must struggle to correct it. Fridman analyzes three groups who exercise principles from Rich Dad, Poor Dad by playing the board game Cashflow and investing in cash-generating assets with the goal of leaving the rat race of employment. Fridman shows that the global economic transformations of the last few decades have been accompanied by popular resources that transform the people trying to survive—and even thrive.
Daniel Fridman is Assistant Professor of Sociology and Latin American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin.
Introduction
1. Contemporary Financial Self-Help and the Rise of Neoliberalism
2. It's Not About Money, It's About Freedom
3. From Rats to Riches
4. Creating a World of Abundance
5. American Dreams in Argentina
Conclusion: Financial Self-Help and Beyond
Methodological Appendix
| Erscheinungsdatum | 03.12.2016 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Culture and Economic Life |
| Zusatzinfo | 2 figures, 2 halftones, 2 tables |
| Verlagsort | Palo Alto |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Bewerbung / Karriere |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Geld / Bank / Börse | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Allgemeine Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8047-9826-5 / 0804798265 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8047-9826-6 / 9780804798266 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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