Dealing in Uncertainty
Insurance in the Age of Finance
In contemporary capitalist societies, insurance is an important – if still poorly understood – mechanism for pooling resources to face a variety of risks.
This book conducts an in-depth investigation of one of the largest and longest-established insurance industries in Europe, British life insurance.
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In contemporary capitalist societies, insurance is an important – if still poorly understood – mechanism for pooling resources to face a variety of risks.
This book conducts an in-depth investigation of one of the largest and longest-established insurance industries in Europe, British life insurance. The author draws on over 40 oral history interviews to trace how the sector is changed since the 1970s, a period characterised by rampant financialisation and neoliberalisation.
This book conducts an in-depth investigation of one of the largest and longest-established insurance industries in Europe, British life insurance. The author draws on over 40 oral history interviews to trace how the sector is changed since the 1970s, a period characterised by rampant financialisation and neoliberalisation.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Bristol University Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 208
- ISBN
- 9781529221350
- Utgivelsesår
- 2023
- Format
- 23 x 16 cm