Multitudes 2012/2 No  49
Journal article

Debts: Illusions in Accounting and Suicidal Blindness

Pages 173 to 181

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  • MOULIER-BOUTANG, Yann,
2012. Debts: Illusions in Accounting and Suicidal Blindness. Multitudes, 2012/2 No  49, p.173-181. DOI : 10.3917/mult.049.0173. URL : https://shs.cairn.info/journal-multitudes-2012-2-page-173?lang=en.
  • Moulier-Boutang, Yann.
« Debts: Illusions in Accounting and Suicidal Blindness ». Multitudes, 2012/2 No  49, 2012. p.173-181. CAIRN.INFO, shs.cairn.info/journal-multitudes-2012-2-page-173?lang=en.
  • Moulier-Boutang, Y.
(2012). Debts: Illusions in Accounting and Suicidal Blindness. Multitudes, No 49(2), 173-181. https://doi.org/10.3917/mult.049.0173.

https://doi.org/10.3917/mult.049.0173

Abstract
Authors

Cite this article

  • Moulier-Boutang, Y.
(2012). Debts: Illusions in Accounting and Suicidal Blindness. Multitudes, No 49(2), 173-181. https://doi.org/10.3917/mult.049.0173.
  • Moulier-Boutang, Yann.
« Debts: Illusions in Accounting and Suicidal Blindness ». Multitudes, 2012/2 No  49, 2012. p.173-181. CAIRN.INFO, shs.cairn.info/journal-multitudes-2012-2-page-173?lang=en.
  • MOULIER-BOUTANG, Yann,
2012. Debts: Illusions in Accounting and Suicidal Blindness. Multitudes, 2012/2 No  49, p.173-181. DOI : 10.3917/mult.049.0173. URL : https://shs.cairn.info/journal-multitudes-2012-2-page-173?lang=en.

https://doi.org/10.3917/mult.049.0173

French
English

After distinguishing several types of debts, this article invites us to reconsider the way we measure and count wealth. The debt crisis is first and foremost a crisis in measurement. The analogy of pollination helps us see what’s wrong: our obsolete modes of accounting only pay attention to honey, without including pollination or the welfare of the bees. This double blindness leads to more brutal and suicidal forms of exploitation, which threaten to maim us all.

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https://doi.org/10.3917/mult.049.0173

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