Freedom from Work - Embracing Financial Self-Help in the United States and Argentina (Hardcover)

In this era where dollar value signals moral worth, Daniel Fridman paints a vivid portrait of Americans and Argentinians seeking to transform themselves into people worthy of millions. Following groups who practice the advice from financial success bestsellers, Fridman illustrates how the neoliberal emphasis on responsibility, individualism, and entrepreneurship binds people together with the ropes of aspiration. Freedom from Work delves into a world of financial self-help in which books, seminars, and board games reject "get rich quick" formulas and instead suggest to participants that there is something fundamentally wrong with who they are, and that they must struggle to correct it. Fridman analyzes three groups who exercise principles from Rich Dad, Poor Dad by playing the board game Cashflow and investing in cash-generating assets with the goal of leaving the rat race of employment. Fridman shows that the global economic transformations of the last few decades have been accompanied by popular resources that transform the people trying to survive-and even thrive.

General

Imprint:	Stanford University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Culture and Economic Life
Release date:	November 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Daniel Fridman
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth / Cloth
Pages:	248
ISBN-13:	978-0-8047-9826-6
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Health, Home & Family > Self-help & practical interests > Personal finance Books > Health, Home & Family > Self-help & practical interests > Advice on careers & achieving success Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Social classes > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8047-9826-5
Barcode:	9780804798266

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