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Abstract

In this paper I examine the connections between an animating capitalist spirit as articulated by Virgil Storr in Understanding the Culture of Markets and the physical places in which those animating spirits are generated, reinforced, and sometimes intentionally cultivated.

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Chamlee-Wright, E. Capitalist spirits and connection to place. Rev Austrian Econ 27, 473–481 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11138-014-0285-5

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Keywords

  • Capitalist ethic
  • Sense of place
  • Commercial culture

JEL Classification

  • B5
  • Z1