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The rise of the owners and the neo-accumulationist imaginary : Changing perceptions of private wealth in Finnish business media, 1981–2021 (2024)

Kuusela, H. (2024). The rise of the owners and the neo-accumulationist imaginary : Changing perceptions of private wealth in Finnish business media, 1981–2021. Economy and Society, Early online. https://doi.org/10.1080/03085147.2024.2406088

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Julkaisun kaikki tekijät tai toimittajat: Kuusela, Hanna

Lehti tai sarja: Economy and Society

ISSN: 0308-5147

eISSN: 1469-5766

Julkaisuvuosi: 2024

Ilmestymispäivä: 08.11.2024

Volyymi: Early online

Kustantaja: Taylor & Francis

Julkaisumaa: Britannia

Julkaisun kieli: englanti

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/03085147.2024.2406088

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Julkaisu on rinnakkaistallennettu (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/98258

Tiivistelmä

The rise of the super-rich has been a defining characteristic of recent decades. This paper analyses the cultural underpinnings of contemporary private wealth accumulation, by exploring the changes in how Finnish business media has approached wealth accumulation at the top. Drawing from cultural political economy and Bourdieu’s theory of the social space, it examines how private wealth and wealthy owners have been represented in Finnish business media between 1981 and 2021. The paper argues that the changes in the representations demonstrate a rise of a new imaginary, in which private wealth accumulation is valued and perceived as a desirable goal both for individuals and the society. Finally, these cultural changes might pave the way for a new economic regime that could be called neo-accumulationist, meaning a regime characterized by specific advantages for those with accumulated economic assets.

YSO-asiasanat: varallisuus; mediakulttuuri; eriarvoisuus; rikkaat; omistajuus

Vapaat asiasanat: ownership; super-rich; wealth; media representations; inequality; neo-accumulationism

Liittyvät organisaatiot

OKM-raportointi: Kyllä

VIRTA-lähetysvuosi: 2024

Alustava JUFO-taso: 1