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Standardizing Diversity: The Political Economy of Language Regimes - National and Ethnic Conflict in the 21st Century Amy H. Liu
Standardizing Diversity: The Political Economy of Language Regimes - National and Ethnic Conflict in the 21st Century
Amy H. Liu
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.
264 pages, 22 illus.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | January 14, 2015 |
| ISBN13 | 9780812246728 |
| Publishers | University of Pennsylvania Press |
| Pages | 264 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 20 mm · 589 g |
| Language | English |