Taylor C Nelms
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 104309 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Taylor C Nelms |
| NOMBRES | Taylor C |
| APELLIDO | Nelms |
| FIRMA | NELMS T C |
| AFILIACIONES | University of California, Irvine |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 7 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 170 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 6 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 1 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2012 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2020 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Back to the ‘30s
On brutal culture
International audience
Alt.economy
The problem of delimitation
What happens when an alternative economy becomes subject to a state bureaucratic apparatus? The question is posed in the context of a state project in Ecuador to institutionalize a so-called 'economía popular y solidaria' (orEPS). This 'popular and solidarity economy', part of a project of 'post-neoliberal' state transformation, invites questions about how to delimit its boundaries. This article offers an ethnographically informed account of the …
When perhaps the real problem is money itself
This paper investigates the semiotics of Bitcoin, an electronic cash system that uses decentralized networking to enable irreversible payments. For enthusiasts, Bitcoin provides an alternative to currencies and payment systems that are seen to threaten users' privacy, limit personal liberty, and undermine the value of money through state and corporate oversight. Bitcoin's promise lies in its apparent capacity to resolve these concerns not through…
Bridges to cash
Encountered by mobile money professionals - industry and philanthropic actors seeking to bring mobile phone-enabled financial products to poor people in the 'developing world' - the authors move together with new collaborators to inquire into a problem they had been grappling with for some time. This is the problem of agency; specifically, the agency of 'mobile money agents', the people 'on the ground' or 'in the field' who form a crucial functio…
The Zombie Bank and the Magic of Finance
This paper takes the appearance of the figure of the 'zombie bank' during the recent financial crisis as a starting point to think about how to historicize crisis. A zombie bank is an undercapitalized financial institution that continues to operate due to the support extended to it by the government; it emerged in 2009 as a vivid representation of contemporary capitalism in crisis. By tracing the intertwined histories of zombies and representatio…
When perhaps the real problem is money itself
This paper investigates the semiotics of Bitcoin, an electronic cash system that uses decentralized networking to enable irreversible payments. For enthusiasts, Bitcoin provides an alternative to currencies and payment systems that are seen to threaten users' privacy, limit personal liberty, and undermine the value of money through state and corporate oversight. Bitcoin's promise lies in its apparent capacity to resolve these concerns not through…
Bridges to cash
Encountered by mobile money professionals - industry and philanthropic actors seeking to bring mobile phone-enabled financial products to poor people in the 'developing world' - the authors move together with new collaborators to inquire into a problem they had been grappling with for some time. This is the problem of agency; specifically, the agency of 'mobile money agents', the people 'on the ground' or 'in the field' who form a crucial functio…
The problem of delimitation
What happens when an alternative economy becomes subject to a state bureaucratic apparatus? The question is posed in the context of a state project in Ecuador to institutionalize a so-called 'economía popular y solidaria' (orEPS). This 'popular and solidarity economy', part of a project of 'post-neoliberal' state transformation, invites questions about how to delimit its boundaries. This article offers an ethnographically informed account of the …
The Zombie Bank and the Magic of Finance
This paper takes the appearance of the figure of the 'zombie bank' during the recent financial crisis as a starting point to think about how to historicize crisis. A zombie bank is an undercapitalized financial institution that continues to operate due to the support extended to it by the government; it emerged in 2009 as a vivid representation of contemporary capitalism in crisis. By tracing the intertwined histories of zombies and representatio…
Alt.economy
On brutal culture
International audience
The Zombie Bank and the Magic of Finance
This paper takes the appearance of the figure of the 'zombie bank' during the recent financial crisis as a starting point to think about how to historicize crisis. A zombie bank is an undercapitalized financial institution that continues to operate due to the support extended to it by the government; it emerged in 2009 as a vivid representation of contemporary capitalism in crisis. By tracing the intertwined histories of zombies and representatio…
When perhaps the real problem is money itself
This paper investigates the semiotics of Bitcoin, an electronic cash system that uses decentralized networking to enable irreversible payments. For enthusiasts, Bitcoin provides an alternative to currencies and payment systems that are seen to threaten users' privacy, limit personal liberty, and undermine the value of money through state and corporate oversight. Bitcoin's promise lies in its apparent capacity to resolve these concerns not through…
Bridges to cash
Encountered by mobile money professionals - industry and philanthropic actors seeking to bring mobile phone-enabled financial products to poor people in the 'developing world' - the authors move together with new collaborators to inquire into a problem they had been grappling with for some time. This is the problem of agency; specifically, the agency of 'mobile money agents', the people 'on the ground' or 'in the field' who form a crucial functio…
The problem of delimitation
What happens when an alternative economy becomes subject to a state bureaucratic apparatus? The question is posed in the context of a state project in Ecuador to institutionalize a so-called 'economía popular y solidaria' (orEPS). This 'popular and solidarity economy', part of a project of 'post-neoliberal' state transformation, invites questions about how to delimit its boundaries. This article offers an ethnographically informed account of the …
Alt.economy
On brutal culture
International audience
Back to the ‘30s
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