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Networks and Markets James E. Rauch and Alessandra Casella, editors.
EBSCOhost Academic eBook Collection (North America) Available online
EBSCOhost Academic eBook Collection (North America)- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sociology--Economic aspects.
- Sociology.
- Economics--Sociological aspects.
- Economics.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (357 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Manufacture:
- Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2016
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Russell Sage, 2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Networks and Markets argues that economists' knowledge of markets and sociologists' rich understanding of networks can and should be combined.Together they can help us achieve a more coherent view of economic life, where transactions follow both the logic of economic incentives and the established channels of personal relationships.
- Contents:
- Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Networks and Markets: Concepts for Bridging Disciplines / James E. Rauch and Gary G. Hamilton; Chapter 2. Bandwidth and Echo: Trust, Information, and Gossip in Social Networks / Ronald S. Burt; Discussion: Another View of Trust and Gossip / Joel Sobel; Chapter 3. The Organization of the Taiwanese and South Korean Economies: A Comparative Equilibrium Analysis / Robert C. Feenstra, Gary G. Hamilton, and Deng-Shing Huang; Discussion: Stability, Efficiency and the National Organization of Production / Neil Fligstein
- Chapter 4. Market Organization and Individual Behavior: Evidence from Fish Markets / Alan KirmanDiscussion: Comments and Further Thoughts on ""Market Organization and Individual Behavior"" / Alessandra Casella; Chapter 5. Organizational Genesis, Identity, and Control: The Transformation of Banking in Renaissance Florence / John F. Padgett; Discussion: Comments and Further Thoughts on ""Organizational Genesis, Identity, and Control: The Transformation of Banking in Renaissance Florence"" / Gregory Besharov and Avner Greif
- Chapter 6. Black Ties Only? Ethnic Business Networks, Intermediaries, and African American Retail Entrepreneurship / James E. RauchDiscussion: Ethnic Ties and Entrepreneurship: Comment on ""Black Ties Only? Ethnic Business Networks, Intermediaries, and African American Retail Entrepreneurship"" / Marta Tienda and Rebeca Raijman; Chapter 7. Concluding Remarks: Questions for Policy / Alessandra Casella; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-61044-467-1
- OCLC:
- 906809185
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