by Josep M. Colomer · Edicions 62 · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788429741766
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«La utilitat del bilingüisme» is the essay by Josep M. Colomer on bilingualism, published by Edicions 62 in paperback (176 pages, in Catalan).
It uses the economics of language to measure the effectiveness and fairness of language policies based on exchanges between speakers of different languages. It defends multilingualism, analyzes the case of Catalonia since the 1980s, and proposes symmetrical bilingualism and the learning of additional languages in the European Union.
It is part of the Llibres a l'Abast collection (number 294). The work was awarded by the Direcció General de Política Lingüística of the Generalitat de Catalunya.
For readers interested in sociolinguistics, language policies, and the debate on bilingualism in Catalonia and Europe.
Josep Maria Colomer Calsina is a political scientist and economist. His research focuses on the strategies for the design, establishment, and change of political institutions. Topics include the processes of democratization, the origins of parliamentary and separation of powers regimes, the invention of electoral systems and voting rules, the development of nations and empires such as the United States and the European Union, and the increasing role of global institutions.
