Economic Sociology

An Introduction
1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-415-39222-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 258 Seiten, Format (B × H): 172 mm x 248 mm, Gewicht: 555 g

This text provides a comprehensive overview of economic organization and practice in developed and developing countries. It makes the insights, claims, and logic of economic sociology accessible to students.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hass, Jeffrey K. (University of Richmond, USA)

Hass, Jeffrey K.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Wirtschaftsstatistik, Demographie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Economic Sociology Unbound 2. Sociology and Economics, Economic Theory and its Sociological Critique 3. The Rise of Markets and Economic Development 4. The State, Public Policy, and Economic Organization 5. The Heart of the Economy: Organizations and Corporations 6. Economies, Inequality, and Mobility 7. The Great Experiment. Markets in the Shadows of Socialism 8. Brave New World? A Critical Examination of Globalization. Conclusion - Remaining Challenges of Economic Sociology in the New Millennium

Über Autor(innen)

Jeffrey K. Hass is a lecturer in Sociology at the University of Richmond, Virginia, USA. His main areas of interest include social change, political sociology, economic sociology, organizational sociology, power, culture. He has spent time at Harvard, Princeton and the University of Reading, UK and has taught extensively on a range of introductory Sociology courses, including Economic Sociology, in the UK and US.