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Title:
How many languages do we need? : the economics of linguistic diversity
Author:
Ginsburgh, Victor.
ISBN:
9781400838905
Publication Information:
Princeton, N.J. ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, ©2011.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (viii, 232 pages) : illustrations
Abstract:
In the global economy, linguistic diversity influences economic and political development as well as public policies in positive and negative ways. It leads to financial costs, communication barriers, divisions in national unity, and, in some extreme cases, conflicts and war--but it also produces benefits related to group and individual identity. What are the specific advantages and disadvantages of linguistic diversity and how does it influence social and economic progress? This book examines linguistic diversity as a global social phenomenon and considers what degree of linguistic variety mi.
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