The Social Structures Of The Economy

Author : Pierre Bourdieu
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 180 pages
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Release : 2014-03-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780745681658

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Much orthodox economic theory is based on assumptions which are treated as self-evident: supply and demand are regarded as independent entities, the individual is assumed to be a rational agent who knows his interests and how to make decisions corresponding to them, and so on. But one has only to examine an economic transaction closely, as Pierre Bourdieu does here for the buying and selling of houses, to see that these abstract assumptions cannot explain what happens in reality. As Bourdieu shows, the market is constructed by the state, which can decide, for example, whether to promote private housing or collective provision. And the individuals involved in the transaction are immersed in symbolic constructions which constitute, in a strong sense, the value of houses, neighbourhoods and towns. The abstract and illusory nature of the assumptions of orthodox economic theory has been criticised by some economists, but Bourdieu argues that we must go further. Supply, demand, the market and even the buyer and seller are products of a process of social construction, and so-called ‘economic' processes can be adequately described only by calling on sociological methods. Instead of seeing the two disciplines in antagonistic terms, it is time to recognize that sociology and economics are in fact part of a single discipline, the object of which is the analysis of social facts, of which economic transactions are in the end merely one aspect. This brilliant study by the most original sociologist of post-war France will be essential reading for students and scholars of sociology, economics, anthropology and related disciplines.

Author : Pierre Bourdieu
Publisher : Polity
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2005-07-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780745625393

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The late Pierre Bourdieu's study challenges the assumptions of orthodox economic theory by showing how the market is effectively constructed by the state. He contends that supply, demand, the market and even the buyer are products of a process of social construction.

Author : Pierre Bourdieu
Publisher : Polity
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2005-04-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780745625409

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The Social Structures of the Economy by Pierre Bourdieu Pdf

The late Pierre Bourdieu's study challenges the assumptions of orthodox economic theory by showing how the market is effectively constructed by the state. He contends that supply, demand, the market and even the buyer are products of a process of social construction.

Author : Pierre Bourdieu
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780745681634

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The Social Structures of the Economy by Pierre Bourdieu Pdf

Much orthodox economic theory is based on assumptions which aretreated as self-evident: supply and demand are regarded asindependent entities, the individual is assumed to be a rationalagent who knows his interests and how to make decisionscorresponding to them, and so on. But one has only to examine aneconomic transaction closely, as Pierre Bourdieu does here for thebuying and selling of houses, to see that these abstractassumptions cannot explain what happens in reality. As Bourdieu shows, the market is constructed by the state, whichcan decide, for example, whether to promote private housing orcollective provision. And the individuals involved in thetransaction are immersed in symbolic constructions whichconstitute, in a strong sense, the value of houses, neighbourhoodsand towns. The abstract and illusory nature of the assumptions of orthodoxeconomic theory has been criticised by some economists, butBourdieu argues that we must go further. Supply, demand, the marketand even the buyer and seller are products of a process of socialconstruction, and so-called 'economic' processes can be adequatelydescribed only by calling on sociological methods. Instead ofseeing the two disciplines in antagonistic terms, it is time torecognize that sociology and economics are in fact part of a singlediscipline, the object of which is the analysis of social facts, ofwhich economic transactions are in the end merely one aspect. This brilliant study by the most original sociologist of post-warFrance will be essential reading for students and scholars ofsociology, economics, anthropology and related disciplines.

Author : Sharon Zukin,Paul Dimaggio
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1990-05-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521376785

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Structures of Capital by Sharon Zukin,Paul Dimaggio Pdf

Although market importance is acknowledged, this work's emerging theme is the need to account for the ways in which multiple forms of social organization -- elite groups, communities & government structures -- influence economic processes.

Author : David M. Kotz,Terrence McDonough,Michael Reich
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1994-08-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521459044

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Social Structures of Accumulation by David M. Kotz,Terrence McDonough,Michael Reich Pdf

The social structure of accumulation (SSA) approach seeks to explain the long-term fortunes of capitalist economies in terms of the effect of political and economic institutions on growth rates. This book offers an ideal introduction to this powerful tool for understanding capitalist growth, analysing the social and economic differences between countries and the reasons for the successes and failures of institutional reform. The contributors cover a wide range of topics, including the theoretical basis of the SSA approach, the postwar financial system, Marxian and Keynesian theories of economic crisis, labour-management relations, race and gender issues, and the history of institutional innovation. Combining newly written essays with classic articles of the SSA school, the book examines the international economy and the economies of Japan, South Africa, and Puerto Rico, as well as the United States.

Author : Terrence McDonough,Michael Reich,David M. Kotz
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2010-01-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780521515160

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Contemporary Capitalism and Its Crises by Terrence McDonough,Michael Reich,David M. Kotz Pdf

This volume analyses contemporary capitalism and its crises based on a theory of capitalist evolution known as the social structure of accumulation (SSA) theory. It applies this theory to explain the severe financial and economic crisis that broke out in 2008 and the kind of changes required to resolve it. The editors and contributors make available new work within this school of thought on such issues as the rise and persistence of the "neoliberal," or "free-market," form of capitalism since 1980 and the growing globalization and financialization of the world economy. The collection includes analyses of the U.S. economy as well as that of several parts of the developing world.

Author : Bruce G. Carruthers,Sarah L. Babb
Publisher : Pine Forge Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0761986413

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Economy/Society by Bruce G. Carruthers,Sarah L. Babb Pdf

Economy/Society provides an introduction to the ways in which economic exchanges are embedded in social relationships. It offers insights into advertising, consumer behaviour, conflicts in the work place, social inequality and other issues.

Author : Mark Granovetter
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780674975217

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Society and Economy by Mark Granovetter Pdf

A work of exceptional ambition by the founder of modern economic sociology, this first full account of Mark Granovetter’s ideas stresses that the economy is not a sphere separate from other human activities but is deeply embedded in social relations and subject to the same emotions, ideas, and constraints as religion, science, politics, or law.

Author : McDonough, Terrence,McMahon, Cian,Kotz, David M.
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781788975971

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Handbook on Social Structure of Accumulation Theory by McDonough, Terrence,McMahon, Cian,Kotz, David M. Pdf

This pioneering Handbook offers a state-of-the-art exploration of the social structure of accumulation theory, a leading theory of stages of capitalism, expertly summarising its development to date. It breaks new ground in several areas, including econometric evidence for the theory and developing institutional analyses of technology and the environment.

Author : John Asimakopoulos
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789004262751

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Social Structures of Direct Democracy by John Asimakopoulos Pdf

Neoliberalism has pushed capitalism to its limits, hollowing out global economies and lives in the process, while people have no voice. John Asimakopoulos addresses the problem with a theory to practice model that reconciles Marxism, with its diverse radical currents, and democratic theory. Social Structures of Direct Democracy develops a political economy of structural equality in large-scale society making strong empirical arguments for radical transformation. Key concepts include filling positions of political and economic authority (e.g., legislatures and corporate boards) with randomly selected citizens leaving the demos as the executive. Asimakopoulos shows that an egalitarian society leads to greater innovation, sustainable economic growth, and positive social benefits in contrast to economies based on individualism, competition, and inequality.

Author : W. Brian Arthur
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-04
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780429976261

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The Economy As An Evolving Complex System II by W. Brian Arthur Pdf

A new view of the economy as an evolving, complex system has been pioneered at the Santa Fe Institute over the last ten years, This volume is a collection of articles that shape and define this view?a view of the economy as emerging from the interactions of individual agents whose behavior constantly evolves, whose strategies and actions are always adapting.The traditional framework in economics portrays activity within an equilibrium steady state. The interacting agents in the economy are typically homogenous, solve well-defined problems using perfect rationality, and act within given legal and social structures. The complexity approach, by contrast, sees economic activity as continually changing?continually in process. The interacting agents are typically heterogeneous, they must cognitively interpret the problems they face, and together they create the structures?markets, legal and social institutions, price patters, expectations?to which they individually react. Such structures may never settle down. Agents may forever adapt and explore and evolve their behaviors within structures that continually emerge and change and disappear?structures these behaviors co-create. This complexity approach does not replace the equilibrium one?it complements it.The papers here collected originated at a recent conference at the Santa Fe Institute, which was called to follow up the well-known 1987 SFI conference organized by Philip Anderson, Kenneth Arrow, and David Pines. They survey the new study of complexity and the economy. They apply this approach to real economic problems and they show the extent to which the initial vision of the 1987 conference has come to fruition.

Author : Bruce G. Carruthers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Economics
ISBN : 1452225737

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Economy/Society by Bruce G. Carruthers Pdf

Author : Mark Granovetter,Richard Swedberg
Publisher : Westview Press
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2001-09-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110696254

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The Sociology Of Economic Life by Mark Granovetter,Richard Swedberg Pdf

Classic and contemporary readings in economic sociology, including several original contributions from leading scholars, providing students with a broad understanding of the dimensions of economic life

Author : Lu Xueyi
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-07-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789813238299

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Social Structure Of Contemporary China by Lu Xueyi Pdf

This book is the third study done by the Research Group on Social Structure Change in Contemporary China, a group affiliated with the Institute of Sociology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. The group has focused on the process of development and change in contemporary Chinese social structure and come to the following conclusions.Contemporary China is transitioning from a traditional agricultural and rural society to a modern industrialized and urban society; from a highly centralized planned economy to a robust socialist market economic system. The entire society is undertaking an unprecedented evolution. During the three decades of reform and opening up, China has made brilliant achievements, never seen before in history. Now, China is in a critical period of reform and opening up, with very complex, far-reaching and closely intertwined social problems, which are also unprecedented.After deep and detailed analysis the Research Group believes that these problems cannot be resolved only by economic methods. In order to get to the roots of these social problems, China must develop new social policies, strengthen the social structure and carry out social system reform. The core purpose of the book is to recommend theories and methods on social structure to society and readers, and to investigate the development and change in China's social structure. We believe that social structure theory, a brand-new point of view to analyze the current situation, is capable of deciphering the social contradictions in China's development to some extent, as opposed to mere economic theory, which is inadequate to fully address the structural problems in China.