As Ivan Ascher shows in his book “Portfolio Society,” since the mid-twentieth century capitalism’s developed world has found itself increasingly dependent on a system of money in itself as determinant of value—a system of credit and debt, of perceived risks and predictions.
Articles by Allison Lakomski
Allison Lakomski is a PhD Candidate in the Cultural Studies program. She has taught courses in Women's Studies and Cultural Studies. Her field statements were the Political Economy of Consumption and Theories of Affect. She is currently working on here dissertation which traces the historical development of American consumer culture in relation to the development of the supermarket to consider the economic growth and popularity of Whole Foods Market at the present juncture.