New Economy, New Myth

The new economy has been criticised greatly of late and after thespeculation and hype that surrounded the internet bubble this is hardlysurprising. This book fi... » 

The new economy has been criticised greatly of late and after thespeculation and hype that surrounded the internet bubble this is hardlysurprising. This book first published in French and updated here howevertreats the new economy as a discourse one that is often misleading. Inorder to understand what happened during the internet bubble and the fuss thatsurrounded it a central element intellectual speculation needs to beunderstood. New Economy New Myth treats this speculation as a form of ultrafreemarket thinking. According to this line of thought the internet and thedigital revolution are acting as a sort of Trojan horse in spreading marketderegulation across the globe. With so much having been written about the neweconomy this book employs a mixture of academic rigour and readable prose andcomes as a welcome relief. It will be an intriguing read for those interestedin the internet bubble and the hyperbole that surrounded it. «