{"product_id":"the-provoked-economy-9781138961807","title":"The Provoked Economy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo things such as performance indicators, valuation formulas, consumer tests, stock prices or financial contracts represent an external reality? Or do they rather constitute, in a performative fashion, what they refer to? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Provoked Economy tackles this question from a pragmatist angle, considering economic reality as a ceaselessly provoked reality. It takes the reader through a series of diverse empirical sites  from public administrations to stock exchanges, from investment banks to marketing facilities and business schools  in order to explore what can be seen from such a demanding standpoint. It demonstrates that descriptions of economic objects do actually produce economic objects and that the simulacrum of an economic act is indeed a form of realization. It also shows that provoking economic reality means facing practical tests in which what ought to be economic or not is subject to elaboration and controversy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book opens paths for emp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction. \u003cb\u003ePart I: The Problem of Performativity \u003c\/b\u003e1. A Few Theoretical Rudiments 2. The Consideration of Economic Reality \u003cb\u003ePart II: Elementary Case Studies \u003c\/b\u003e3. Recounting Financial Objects 4. Discovering Stock Prices 5. Testing Consumer Preferences 6. Realizing Business Value 7. Indicating Economic Action. Tentative Conclusion. Bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019548918103,"sku":"9781138961807","price":35.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138961807.jpg?v=1750780601","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-provoked-economy-9781138961807","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}