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Economy and Society

Overviews in Economic Sociology
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The disciplines of economics and sociology, normally quite separate, are reconciled in this volume. Amongst the many questions considered are: the formal relationship between the two disciplines in terms of logical structure, types of hypotheses and explanatory models, the distinctive ranges of empirical data which each discipline calls into question, how the substantive findings of one discipline can modify the assumptions of the other. The book explores the historical development of economic theories of society from Marx through Weber, Schumpeter, Polanyi, Parsons and debates on rationality placed in context. The contribution of economic sociology is demonstrated through critical assessments of key areas of the literature such as the state/market division in capitalist and socialist economies, the informal economy and the relation of states and economies to the international arena.
INTRODUCTION Economic Sociology - Alberto Martinelli and Neil J Smelser Historical Threads and Analytic Issues PART ONE: CULTURAL AND INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXTS OF THE ECONOMY Ideology and Economic Activity - Michio Morishima Educational Systems and the Economy - A H Halsey PART TWO: ECONOMIC CO-ORDINATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Market and State in Advanced Capitalist Societies - Johannes Berger Market and State in Centrally Planned Economies - Andrzej K Ko[ac]zmi[ac]nski The Informal Economy - Arnaldo Bagnasco PART THREE: INTERNATIONAL LINKAGES AND NATIONAL SOCIETIES International Labour Migration and Class Relations - Ay[ci]se [um]Onc[um]u Transnational Corporations - Volker Bornschier and Hanspeter Stamm International Economies and Domestic Policies - Gary Gereffi International Financial Networks and Institutions - Richard Swedberg
`contain(s) some provocative questions and insights those interested in macrosociological views of the economy could profit from.' - Contemporary Sociology
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