Fragments on black swan: money, credit and finance in The Arcades Project of Walter Benjamin

Fernando Estrada

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Abstract: The main objective of this paper is to present a reading of The Arcades Project by Walter Benjamin in the context of the financial crisis, in particular, reflect from a few fragments of Benjamin's work appear to lie around a Black Swan. The recovery of the fragments of The Arcades seems appropriate at a time when the financial crisis should be taught as a deeper crisis. Walter Benjamin is placed beyond its time, with a powerful sense of observation worthy of emulation analytical.

Keywords: Financial theory; markets; Black swan; stock markets; financial crisis; risk; Walter Benjamin; Arcades Project. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A1 A12 A13 B5 B50 C7 C70 C72 D0 D03 D7 D70 D8 D81 D82 D84 G0 G01 G3 G33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010-04
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