The sociology of economic life / edited by Mark Granovetter and Richard Swedberg.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Granovetter, Mark S.

Swedberg, Richard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economics--Sociological aspects.

Economics.

Capitalism.

Economic history.

Physical Description:

viii, 536 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 2001.

Summary:

In recent years, sociologists have taken up a fruitful examination of such institutions as capital, labor and product markets, industrial organization, and stock exchanges. Compared to earlier traditions of economic sociology, recent work shows more interest in phenomena usually studied exclusively by economists. At the same time, recent work challenges the adequacy of the neoclassical model. In The Sociology of Economic Life, editors Granovetter and Swedberg incorporate classic and contemporary readings in economic sociology as well as offerings from related disciplines. This book provides students with a broad understanding of the dimensions of economic life. A major introduction by the editors traces the history of thought in the field and assesses recent advances and future trends. This second edition has been fully revised and updated, containing a number of new readings.

Contents:

Part 1 Foundations of Economic Sociology

1 Karl Polanyi, "The Economy as Instituted Process" 31

2 Mark Granovetter, "Economic Action and Social Structure: The Problem of Embeddedness" 51

3 Richard Swedberg, "Max Weber's Vision of Economic Sociology" 77

4 Pierre Bourdieu, "The Forms of Capital" 96

5 Alejandro Portes and Julia Sensenbrenner, "Embeddedness and Immigration: Notes on the Social Determinants of Economic Action" 112

Part 2 The Sociology of Markets

6 Clifford Geertz, "The Bazaar Economy: Information and Search in Peasant Marketing" 139

7 Viviana A. Zelizer, "Human Values and the Market: The Case of Life Insurance and Death in 19th-Century America" 146

8 William P. Bridges and Robert L. Nelson, "Economic and Sociological Approaches to Gender Inequality in Pay" 163

9 Stewart Macaulay, "Non-Contractual Relations in Business: A Preliminary Study" 191

10 Brian Uzzi, "Social Structure and Competition in Interfirm Networks: The Paradox of Embeddedness" 207

Part 3 The Sociology of Firms and Industries

11 George Strauss, "Group Dynamics and Intergroup Relations" 241

12 Melville Dalton, "Men Who Manage" 247

13 Arthur L. Stinchcombe, "Bureaucratic and Craft Administration of Production: A Comparative Study" 273

14 Paul M. Hirsch, "Processing Fads and Fashions: An Organization-Set Analysis of Cultural Industry Systems" 287

15 William G. Roy, "Functional and Historical Logics in Explaining the Rise of the American Industrial Corporation" 305

16 Mark Granovetter, "Coase Revisited: Business Groups in the Modern Economy" 327

17 AnnaLee Saxenian, "Inside-Out: Regional Networks and Industrial Adaptation in Silicon Valley and Route 128" 357

Part 4 Comparative and Historical Economic Sociology

18 Randall Collins, "Weber's Last Theory of Capitalism: A Systematization" 379

19 Frank Dobbin, "Why the Economy Reflects the Polity: Early Rail Policy in Britain, France, and the United States" 401

20 Ronald Dore, "Goodwill and the Spirit of Market Capitalism" 425

21 Gary G. Hamilton and Nicole Woolsey Biggart, "Market, Culture, and Authority: A Comparative Analysis of Management and Organization in the Far East" 444

22 David Stark, "Recombinant Property in East European Capitalism" 479.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0813397642

OCLC:

47097423