E-Book, Englisch, 264 Seiten
Liu Standardizing Diversity
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-0-8122-9210-7
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
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The Political Economy of Language Regimes
E-Book, Englisch, 264 Seiten
Reihe: National and Ethnic Conflict in the 21st Century
ISBN: 978-0-8122-9210-7
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
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.




