Principles of Economic Sociology / Richard Swedberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Swedberg, Richard, Author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2009]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The last fifteen years have witnessed an explosion in the popularity, creativity, and productiveness of economic sociology, an approach that traces its roots back to Max Weber. This important new text offers a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of economic sociology. It also advances the field theoretically by highlighting, in one analysis, the crucial economic roles of both interests and social relations. Richard Swedberg describes the field's critical insights into economic life, giving particular attention to the effects of culture on economic phenomena and the ways that economic actions are embedded in social structures. He examines the full range of economic institutions and explicates the relationship of the economy to politics, law, culture, and gender. Swedberg notes that sociologists too often fail to properly emphasize the role that self-interested behavior plays in economic decisions, while economists frequently underestimate the importance of social relations. Thus, he argues that the next major task for economic sociology is to develop a theoretical and empirical understanding of how interests and social relations work in combination to affect economic action. Written by an author whose name is synonymous with economic sociology, this text constitutes a sorely needed advanced synthesis--and a blueprint for the future of this burgeoning field.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Tables and Figures

Preface

Chapter I. The Classics in Economic Sociology

Chapter II. Contemporary Economic Sociology

Chapter III. Economic Organization

Chapter IV. Firms

Chapter V. Economic and Sociological Approaches to Markets

Chapter VI. Markets in History

Chapter VII. Politics and the Economy

Chapter VIII. Law and the Economy

Chapter IX. Culture and Economic Development

Chapter X. Culture, Trust, and Consumption

Chapter XI. Gender and the Economy

Chapter XII. The Cat's Dilemma and Other Questions for Economic Sociologists

References

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [305]-355) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Nov 2019)

ISBN:

9786612458385

9781282458383

1282458388

9781400829378

1400829372

OCLC:

609888684