{"product_id":"what-are-markets-for-9781529244175","title":"What Are Markets For?","description":"\u003cp\u003eA new perspective on the role of the market, and its future place in society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Markets are apparently straightforward: they connect buyers to sellers. But their operation is complex, depending on places, things, networks and performances. Belief in markets is a cultural and political ideology. They are a means of governance in modern society, linked to individualistic self-responsibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But markets also have a darker side. Not everything should be for sale. Markets wield political power: they benefit those who already have resources, they impair collective action and they can be exploitative. As well as asking what markets are for, this book asks who they are for and what needs to change if they are to enable us to thrive in the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bristol University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781529244175\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.41d","brand":"Philip Roscoe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52715534844085,"sku":"9781529244175","price":11.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/what-are-markets-for-9781529244175","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}