Rethinking Financial Behaviour
Rationality and Resistance in the Financialization of Everyday Life
$54.73
- Paperback
232 pages
- Release Date
8 June 2026
Summary
Pension policy in the UK and US is designed on the assumption that people make informed financial decisions, consistently invest in pensions and manage diverse portfolios. Deviating from this is often deemed irresponsible and irrational. However, this assumption overlooks uncontrollable factors like caring duties, employment breaks or income limitations. Even when individuals act as expected, unpredictable market shifts can hinder long-term planning.
This book redefines deviations to …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529232264 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529232260 |
| Author: | Ariane Agunsoye |
| Publisher: | Bristol University Press |
| Imprint: | Bristol University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 232 |
| Release Date: | 8 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
| Series: | Rethinking Work, Ageing and Retirement |
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“Thinking beyond the ‘rational’ investor or ‘irresponsible’ financial behaviour, Agunsoye’s interdisciplinary approach to financialisation and everyday lives offers fresh insights into how households make sense of their savings and investment decisions. By highlighting the constraints and contradictions intrinsic to the current asset-based welfare system, this book also challenges us to consider what kind of policy approaches would be required to address financial inequalities, particularly due to gender and ethnicity.” Karen P.Y. Lai, Durham University
About The Author
Ariane Agunsoye
Ariane Agunsoye is Senior Lecturer in Economics at Goldsmiths, University of London.
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