Structures of capital : the social organization of the economy

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Structures of capital : the social organization of the economy

edited by Sharon Zukin and Paul DiMaggio

Cambridge University Press, 1990

  • : hard
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Volume

: hard ISBN 9780521375238

Description

Provides a critical overview of the new economic sociology. Sections of the book are devoted to advances in theory, the study of business organization, finance capital, entrepreneurship and capitalist states. The book looks at the economic influence of multiple forms of social organizations.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1 Theory building in economic sociology: clean models vs dirty bands - differences between economics and sociology, Paul Hirsch, Stuart Michaels and Ray Friedman
  • the paradigm of economic sociology - premises and promises, Richard Swedberg, Ulf Himmelstrand and Goran Brulin
  • Marxism, functionalism and game theory, Jon Elster. Part 2 Altering assumptions about organizations: economic theories of organization, Charles Perrow
  • the growth of public and private bureaucracies, Marshall W. Meyer. Part 3 Finance capital: capital market effects on external control of corporations, Linda Brewster Swearns
  • bank hegemoney in the United States, Beth Mintz and Michael Schwartz
  • accounting rationality and financial legitimation, Paul Montagna. Part 4 The state and capital: business and politics in the United States and the United Kingdom, Michael Useem
  • political choice and the multiple "logics" of capital, Fred Block
  • private and social wage expansion in the advanced market economies, Roger Freidland and Jimy Sanders. Part 5 Management, entrepeneurs, and capital: visions of American managements in post-war France, Luc Boltanski
  • markets, managers and technical autonomy, Peter Whalley
  • a critique and reformulation of immigrant enterprise, Roger Waldinger.
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780521376785

Description

Provides a critical overview of the new economic sociology. Sections of the book are devoted to advances in theory, the study of business organization, finance capital, entrepreneurship and capitalist states. The book looks at the economic influence of multiple forms of social organizations.

Table of Contents

1. Editors' introduction PART I: THEORY BUILDING IN ECONOMIC SOCIOLOGY 2. Clean models vs. dirty bands: differences between economics and sociology PAUL HIRSCH, STUART MICHAELS and RAY FRIEDMAN 3. The paradigm of economic sociology: premises and promises RICHARD SWEDBERG, ULF HIMMELSTRAND and GORAN BRULIN 4. Marxism, functionalism and game theory JON ELSTER PART II: ALTERING ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT ORGANIZATIONS 5. Economic theories of organisation CHARLES PERROW 6. The growth of public and private bureaucracies MARSHALL W. MEYER PART III: FINANCE CAPITAL 7. Capital market effects on external control of corporations LINDA BREWSTER STEARNS 8. Bank hegemoney in the United States BETH MINTZ and MICHAEL SCHWARTZ 9. Accounting rationality and financial legitimation PAUL MONTAGNA PART IV: THE STATE AND CAPITAL 10. Business and politics in the United States and the United Kingdom MICHAEL USEEM 11. Political choice and the multiple 'logics' of capital FRED BLOCK 12. Private and social wage expansion in the advanced market economies ROGER FRIEDLAND and JIMY SANDERS PART V: MANAGEMENT, ENTREPRENEURS, AND CAPITAL 13. Visions of American managements in post-war France LUC BOLTANSKI 14. Markets, managers and technical autonomy PETER WHALLEY 15. A critique and reformulation of immigrant enterprise ROGER WALDINGER.

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