Standardizing Diversity: The Political Economy of Language Regimes

Using a newly assembled dataset and drawing on fieldwork data from Malaysia and Singapore, Liu finds that how linguistic power is distributed-specifically whether a lingua franca is recognized exclusively or above all others-can generate social trust, attract foreign investment, and therefore indire...

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1. Verfasser: Liu, Amy H. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc. 2015
Schriftenreihe:National and Ethnic Conflict in the 21st Century
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Zusammenfassung:Using a newly assembled dataset and drawing on fieldwork data from Malaysia and Singapore, Liu finds that how linguistic power is distributed-specifically whether a lingua franca is recognized exclusively or above all others-can generate social trust, attract foreign investment, and therefore indirectly promote economic growth
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Beschreibung:1 online resource (265 pages)
ISBN:9780812290523
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