Archive for December, 2003

The Rhetoric of Economics: Exploring the Link Between Communication Technologies and Political Economies— eBay as a Symbolic Prototype of Digital Capitalism

The Rhetoric of Economics: Exploring the Link Between Communication Technologies and Political Economies— eBay as a Symbolic Prototype of Digital Capitalism1
James W. Chesebro2
Economic systems are typically conceived as a “social science chiefly concerned with the description and analysis of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.”3  Accordingly, while characterizing social systems, economic systems [...]