The Myth of Neutral Markets
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1 mins read
- economics
- society
- inequality
Markets are often treated as natural and neutral, but they are built inside legal, political, and cultural structures.
Markets are often treated as natural and neutral, but they are built inside legal, political, and cultural structures.
Power is not only exercised through formal office. It also moves through networks, institutions, philanthropy, and cultural legitimacy.
Exploring how trust, surplus, and state power shaped money — and how debt became the engine of inequality from ancient Mesopotamia to modern capitalism.