Date posted: June 29, 2008
Over the past few months there has been quite a bit of debate in the world of finance over the accuracy of Libor. What is interesting about these discussions is that behind all the seemingly exact numbers lies a world of contingency, ambiguity and uncertainty where even basic notions are disputed.
Date posted: April 12, 2008
I could spend all day blogging about the credit crisis, but there are other sites that are far better suited to keep the pulse of the market, day by day, minute by minute. But to add a few words of my own.
Date posted: April 5, 2008
The hyperinflation represents a profound tragedy for the people of Zimbabwe, but it does make for some funny pictures.
Date posted: March 14, 2008
Until about a year ago U.S. and European financial institutions were scrambling to buy a stake in Chinese banks and insurance companies. When the credit crisis hit all of a sudden the roles were reversed.
Last update: November 9, 2007
Peter Sloterdijk: Im Weltinnenraum des Kapitals. Für eine philosophische Theorie der Globalisierung (2006). French translation: Le palais de cristal, à l'intérieur du capitalisme planétaire (2006)
Saskia Sassen: Territory, Authority, Rights: From Medieval to Global Assemblages (2006)
Saskia Sassen: A Sociology of Globalization (2007)
James Kynge: China Shakes the World. The Rise of a Hungry Nation (2006)
Edward Luce: In Spite of the Gods. The Strange Rise of Modern India (2006)
Olivier Rolin: L'invention du monde
Marc Levinson: The Box. How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger (2006)
Pavan K. Varma: Being Indian. Inside the real India (2005)
Darwin's Nightmare (dir. Hubert Sauper)
China Blue (dir. Micha X. Peled)
Koyaanisqatsi (dir. Godfrey Reggio)
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