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Nee, Victor, and Richard Swedberg (eds.). The Economic Sociology of Capitalism. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton
University Press, 2005.
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Table of contents
Abstract
Reviews
Excerpt
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"By proposing a shift of focus for economic sociology in an important and so far
underinvestigated realm, this book represents a significant advancement in the further
development of the field. What has been underemphasized in the new economic sociology,
the editors rightly claim, is a more macro-oriented investigation of the operation
of capitalism as an economic and social system. The high quality contributions in
The Economic Sociology of Capitalism address concerns that have stood at the
center of classical works in economic sociology by Weber, Durkheim, Polányi,
and Schumpeter which are still important and will find more attention through this
volume."
--Jens Beckert, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen,
author of Beyond the Market
"An excellent contribution to the field. Not only are the editors and authors
leading figures in the social sciences, but the individual contributions are always
good and sometimes outstanding. Importantly, the book goes well beyond previous collections
on economic sociology, which have overrelied on 'oppositional identity' with regard
to economics and have been satisfied for too long with poking holes in specific economic
arguments rather than developing coherent sociological ones. From the opening through
all of the chapters, this book takes economics seriously--a necessary starting point
for an effective economic sociology. Its focus on the institutions of capitalism
represents an important first step to constructing economic-sociological theory.
The chapters are varied in style and subject, which makes the book interesting and
substantively rewarding."
--Paul Ingram, Columbia University
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