How Long to Read Banking on Words

How Long Does it Take to Read Banking on Words?

It takes the average reader 3 hours to read Banking on Words by Arjun Appadurai

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In this short but ambitious book, Arjun Appadurai argues that the failure of the financial system in 2007-08 in the United States was primarily a failure of language. This argument does not deny that greed, ignorance, weak regulation, and irresponsible risk-taking were important factors in the collapse. But the new role of language in the marketplace, for Appadurai, is the condition of possibility for all these more easily identifiable flaws. Attempts to rectify the social pathologies of contemporary finance must address that failure of language. "Banking on Words "focuses on derivatives as...

How long is Banking on Words?

Banking on Words by Arjun Appadurai is 180 pages long, and a total of 45,000 words.

This makes it 61% the length of the average book. It also has 55% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Banking on Words Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 5 minutes to read Banking on Words aloud.

What Reading Level is Banking on Words?

Banking on Words is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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