Economic Sociology : State, Market, and Society in Modern Capitalism

This book systematically reconstructs the origins and new advances in economic sociology. By presenting both classical and contemporary theory and research, the volume identifies and describes the continuity between past and present, and the move from economics to economic sociology. * Most comprehensive and up-to-date overview available by an internationally renowned, award-winning economic sociologist * Systematically reconstructs the origins and new advances in economic sociology * Organizes the perspectives and methods of economic sociologists of the classical and contemporary eras, including coverage of modernization, globalization, and the welfare state * Provides insights into the social consequences of capitalism in the past and present for students of economic sociology. Content: Chapter 1 From Classical Economics to Economic Sociology (pages 17–35): Chapter 2 The Origins and Developments of Capitalism: Simmel and Sombart (pages 36–53): Chapter 3 Capitalism and the Western Civilization: Max Weber (pages 54–75): Chapter 4 The Social Consequences of Capitalism: Durkheim and Veblen (pages 76–95): Chapter 5 The Great Depression and the Decline of Liberal Capitalism: Polanyi and Schumpeter (pages 96–116): Chapter 6 The Legacy of the Classics and the New Boundaries between Economics and Sociology (pages 119–146): Chapter 7 Modernization and Development of Backward Areas (pages 148–165): Chapter 8 The Keynesian Welfare State and Comparative Political Economy (pages 166–196): Chapter 9 The Crisis of Fordism and New Economic Sociology (pages 197–236): Chapter 10 Globalization and the Diversity of Capitalisms (pages 237–255):

This book systematically reconstructs the origins and new advances in economic sociology. By presenting both classical and contemporary theory and research, this book identifies and describes the continuity between past and present, and the move from economics to economic sociology.

Economic Sociology begins with the classic writings by Simmel, Sombart, Weber, Durkheim, Veblen, Polanyi, and Schempeter, and highlights how these writings contributed to developing a theory of economic action as socially oriented action. The book then examines the social consequences of capitalism up to the present, including discussions about modernization and the welfare state.

The volume is an historical introduction that illustrates how economic sociology has contributed to the understanding of the origins and characteristics of capitalism in the West, liberal capitalism, and the more highly regulated and organized capitalism which has come into being since the thirties.

Economic Sociology presents the methodology and research themes accessibly, and each part is organized and presented so that it may be read as a single unit, according to students' specific needs. This is an excellent introduction to the field.

This text systematically reconstructs the origins and advances in economic sociology. By presenting both classical and contemporary theory and research, it identifies and describes the continuity between past and present, and the move from economics to economic sociology. It begins with the classic writings by Simmel, Sombart, Weber, Durkheim, Veblen, Polanyi and Schempeter, and highlights how these writings contributed to developing a theory of economic action as socially oriented action. It then examines the social consequences of capitalism up to the present, including discussions about modernization and the welfare state. The volume is a historical introduction that illustrates how economic sociology has contributed to the understanding of the origins and characteristics of capitalism in the West, liberal capitalism, and the more highly regulated and organized capitalism which has come into being since the 1930s. This volume presents the methodology and research themes accessibly, and each part is organized and presented so that it may be read as a single unit, according to students' specific needs

This book systematically reconstructs the origins and new advances in economic sociology. By presenting both classical and contemporary theory and research, the volume identifies and describes the continuity between past and present, and the move from economics to economic sociology.

• Most comprehensive and up-to-date overview available by an internationally renowned, award-winning economic sociologist
  
• Systematically reconstructs the origins and new advances in economic sociology
  
• Organizes the perspectives and methods of economic sociologists of the classical and contemporary eras, including coverage of modernization, globalization, and the welfare state
  
• Provides insights into the social consequences of capitalism in the past and present for students of economic sociology.

"Economic Sociology presents the methodology and research themes accessibly, and each part is organized and presented so that it may be read as a single unit, according to students' specific needs. This is an excellent introduction to the field."--Jacket