The Power at the End of the Economy

by Brian Massumi

Book Overview

Rational self-interest is often seen as being at the heart of liberal economic theory. In The Power at the End of the Economy Brian Massumi provides an alternative explanation, arguing that neoliberalism is grounded in complex interactions between the rational and the emotional. Offering a new theory of political economy that refuses the liberal prioritization of individual choice, Massumi emphasizes the means through which an individual's affective...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822358387
• ISBN13: 9780822358381
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.0"