Increasingly, finance dominates the way we live our lives. Despite seeing, in recent years, growth in economies globally, more and more people are struggling to make ends meet. Inequality gaps continue to grow, and the bulk of income is concentrated among a small group.
The term ‘financialization’ has become the go-term for scholars grappling with the growth and changing face of finance and its consequences. Some explain it as the domination of financial markets and institutions over other sectors of the economy. It has been described by some as ‘wonky’. However it is understood, it is a term that is increasingly used across academic disciplines, presenting varying viewpoints and approaches, and a useful analytical lens on politics, technology, culture, society and the economy.
In this episode of Between the Lines, Dinah Rajak speaks with Phil Mader and Natascha van der Zwan, about their vital new book ‘The Routledge International Handbook of Financialization’, (edited together with Daniel Mertens), which brings together scholars to interrogate different understandings of financialization and its impacts.
With thanks to:
- Sarah King introduces the podcast.
- Sarah King produces and edits the podcast series and created the artwork.
- Music credit: Crypt of Insomnia/One Day in Africa (instrumental version)/Getty Images
Key contacts
