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Interest

Richard Swedberg

(Concepts in the social sciences)

Open University Press, 2005

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [118]-125) and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

One of the central questions in social science is 'Why do people behave as they do?' A common social scientific answer is, 'because of their interests'. Despite the importance of the concept of interest for the social sciences, it has been surprisingly little discussed, and many aspects of its general history and many uses are largely unknown. In this book, Richard Swedberg attempts to remedy this situation through an easily accessible introduction to the topic, starting with a history of the concept that covers the origin of the word and its early use in philosophy, political science, literature and everyday language. He then pioneers an analysis of the emergence of interest as a sociological concept during the 19th century. Arguing that economists have reduced the concept of interest to that of economic interest, he emphasizes that sociologists, in contrast, have attempted to develop a flexible and social concept of interest. Moving on to a discussion of the contemporary use of the concept of interest in economics, sociology and political science, the book concludes with a discussion of the potential of the concept of interest as a policy tool.

目次

Introduction. Ch. 1 Interest and Its Many Traditions Ch. 2 The Birth of Interest as a Social Science Concept Ch. 3 Its Contemporary Use Ch. 4 Policy Aspects and Looking Ahead

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BA7393135X
  • ISBN
    • 9780335216154
    • 9780335216147
  • 出版国コード
    uk
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    Maidenhead
  • ページ数/冊数
    viii, 128 p.
  • 大きさ
    22 cm
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