April 23, 2017April 24, 2017 Oleg Komlik BITS & BRIEFS: Labor in the Global Economy // Invention of consumers // Money costs more for poor // Business of travel and immigration // Slavery fueled capitalism Seemingly different, but actually quite related five interesting reads: > How technological change, globalization and taxation shrank the share of labor income and empowered capital during the last three decades – by Prof. Kimberly Clausing > Money costs more when you are poor; Inequality relates to the social organization of financial and monetary systems – by Prof. Nigel Dodd > A short history of humans’ becoming “consumers”, and consumption turning vital for economists – by Prof. Frank Trentmenn > The business of immigration from Europe to the US in the 19th century and origins of travel industry – by Drew Keeling > On Eric Williams’s classic argument for how the institution of slavery fueled capitalist development in the global North – by Adom Getachew *** Join the Economic Sociology and Political Economy community via Facebook / Twitter / LinkedIn / Google+ / Instagram / Tumblr Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedInTumblrTelegramRedditPinterestPocketSkypeLike this:Like Loading... Related
