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28 août 2017
- doi: 10.4000/books.pressesmines.3478
- isbn: 9782356714220
- eisbn: 9782356714824
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capitalisme anthropologie économique sociologie sociologie économique marché finance anthropology economics capitalism trade sociology Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary Economics (General) SOC026000 JHBSujets proches
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Collectif CSI, « Capitalizing on Forms », Presses des Mines, ID : 10.4000/books.pressesmines.3478
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We sneak inside the offices of one of these organizations where the spirit of capitalism, it is said (Boltanski and Chiapello 1999), is brewed: a management consulting firm. We meet there consultants who are intensely preoccupied—if not obsessed—by “value creation” in all its manifestations; making money, of course, is the most prosaic translation of that elegant expression, but the idea of just being constructive and contributive also applies. Management consultants stand, or are supposed to...