Ann Davis: An Appreciation

This tribute to Ann Davis highlights briefly three key themes of her wide scholarship: the logical and historical understanding of money as a social institution, the pervasive role of public-private divide in capitalism, and the significance of fetishism, reification, and abstraction in obscuring and legitimizing capitalist social relations. JEL Classification: B51, B52, G10, G20

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Review of Radical Political Economics
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2026-07-23
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https://doi.org/10.1177/04866134261463817
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American History and Culture
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Ann Davis: An Appreciation

Ramaa Vasudevan
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American History and Culture
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Ann Davis: An Appreciation

Ramaa Vasudevan
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Abstract

This tribute to Ann Davis highlights briefly three key themes of her wide scholarship: the logical and historical understanding of money as a social institution, the pervasive role of public-private divide in capitalism, and the significance of fetishism, reification, and abstraction in obscuring and legitimizing capitalist social relations. JEL Classification: B51, B52, G10, G20

Review of Radical Political Economics
Colorado State University (US)
Gender equality
Openalex Percentile: Top 6%
American History and Culture
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