Bringing culture back in: A neo-Durkheimian perspective on central banking
In the course of the past few decades, independent central banks have been regarded as one of the purest institutional distillates of modern rationality. Occasionally, however, and quite paradoxically, religious metaphors and narratives percolate into the monetary sphere and transform it. The purp...
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| description | In the course of the past few decades, independent central banks have been regarded as one of the purest institutional distillates of
modern rationality. Occasionally, however, and quite paradoxically, religious metaphors and narratives percolate into the monetary
sphere and transform it. The purpose of this paper is to discuss whether a Durkheimian reading of monetary affairs is analytically
suitable, to what extent it is so, and what implications it may have upon monetary studies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-12690c35d0764dc0b21cdccf2d09796c2022-12-22T03:34:08ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaInnovar: Revista de Ciencias Administrativas y Sociales0121-50512248-69682008-06-01183193116Bringing culture back in: A neo-Durkheimian perspective on central bankingCarlo Tognato0Universidad Nacional de ColombiaIn the course of the past few decades, independent central banks have been regarded as one of the purest institutional distillates of modern rationality. Occasionally, however, and quite paradoxically, religious metaphors and narratives percolate into the monetary sphere and transform it. The purpose of this paper is to discuss whether a Durkheimian reading of monetary affairs is analytically suitable, to what extent it is so, and what implications it may have upon monetary studies.http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/innovar/issue/view/1882Central bankingcultureneo-Durkheimian sociologystrong program in cultural sociology. |
| spellingShingle | Carlo Tognato Bringing culture back in: A neo-Durkheimian perspective on central banking Innovar: Revista de Ciencias Administrativas y Sociales Central banking culture neo-Durkheimian sociology strong program in cultural sociology. |
| title | Bringing culture back in: A neo-Durkheimian perspective on central banking |
| title_full | Bringing culture back in: A neo-Durkheimian perspective on central banking |
| title_fullStr | Bringing culture back in: A neo-Durkheimian perspective on central banking |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bringing culture back in: A neo-Durkheimian perspective on central banking |
| title_short | Bringing culture back in: A neo-Durkheimian perspective on central banking |
| title_sort | bringing culture back in a neo durkheimian perspective on central banking |
| topic | Central banking culture neo-Durkheimian sociology strong program in cultural sociology. |
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