The Handbook of Economic Sociology: Second Edition

Published by Princeton University Press 2005

The Handbook of Economic Sociology

Second Edition

Edited by: Neil J. Smelser and Richard Swedberg

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400835584

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The Handbook of Economic Sociology, Second Edition is the most comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of economic sociology available. The first edition, copublished in 1994 by Princeton University Press and the Russell Sage Foundation as a synthesis of the burgeoning field of economic sociology, soon established itself as the definitive presentation of the field, and has been widely read, reviewed, and adopted. Since then, the field of economic sociology has continued to grow by leaps and bounds and to move into new theoretical and empirical territory.

The second edition, while being as all-embracing in its coverage as the first edition, represents a wholesale revamping. Neil Smelser and Richard Swedberg have kept the main overall framework intact, but nearly two-thirds of the chapters are new or have new authors. As in the first edition, they bring together leading sociologists as well as representatives of other social sciences. But the thirty chapters of this volume incorporate many substantial thematic changes and new lines of research--for example, more focus on international and global concerns, chapters on institutional analysis, the transition from socialist economies, organization and networks, and the economic sociology of the ancient world. The Handbook of Economic Sociology, Second Edition is the definitive resource on what continues to be one of the leading edges of sociology and one of its most important interdisciplinary adventures. It is a must read for all faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates doing work in the field.

A thoroughly revised and updated version of the most comprehensive treatment of economic sociology available

Almost two-thirds of the chapters are new or have new authors

Authors include leading sociologists as well as representatives of other social sciences

Substantial thematic changes and new lines of research, including more focus on international and global concerns, institutional analysis, the transition from socialist economies, and organization and networks

The definitive resource on what continues to be one of the leading edges of sociology and one of its most important interdisciplinary adventures

A must read for faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates doing work in the field

Author / Editor information

Neil J. Smelser was formerly University Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley, where he was on faculty from 1958 to 1994, and Director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University (1994-2001). He is the coauthor (with Talcott Parsons) of Economy and Society and the author of The Sociology of Economic Life. Richard Swedberg is Professor of Sociology and Associate Director of the Center for the Study of Economy and Society at Cornell University. He is the author of Principles of Economic Sociology and Max Weber and the Idea of Economic Sociology (both Princeton) and the coeditor of The Economic Sociology of Capitalism.

Reviews

[T]here is a great deal of interesting research and theoretical reflection going on under the rubric of economic sociology, and the Handbook is certainly the best available guide to this.

[O]ne difference between economists and sociologists is in the questions asked. For example, if jobs were relatively homogenous, the economist would . . . only be concerned about the total number and the wage level. The sociologist might well be interested in the non-economic explanation of who goes to which job. But . . . it is clear that the social aspects can affect outcomes that even the economist is interested in. Anyone wishing to study these important matters will have to start with The Handbook of Economic Sociology.

From review of Princeton's original edition: "This beautifully produced compendium is an invaluable reference work: Its broad compass, indices by author and subject, and copious bibliographic notes alone will keep it within an arm's reach at the desks of social scientists for years to come."---Samuel Bowles, Contemporary Sociology

From review of Princeton's original edition: "A unique and invaluable survey of this rapidly developing field of scholarship."

From review of Princeton's original edition: "This excellent volume is a compilation of some of the best writing in this field over the past decade, including basic works like Oliver Williamson's transaction cost theory of the firm, and [is] a helpful comparison of economic sociology to mainstream economics."---Francis Fukuyama, Foreign Affairs

The 31 articles which make up the Handbook are, without exception, of superb quality, expressing scholarship at its best. . . . The book's range of topics, authoritative articles, and summary of past accomplishments and contemporary research certainly will serve for many years as the crystallizing nucleus of the reincarnated field of economic sociology.

[This book] confirms the impression that economic sociology is rapidly becoming a powerful force in academic life. . . . It can be strongly recommended for the intrinsic interest of its subject matter and for the individual merit of most of its contributions. . . . Mainstream economists now have some serious competition to face.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
Part I. General Concerns
1. Introducing Economic Sociology Neil J. Smelser and Richard Swedberg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
2. Comparative and Historical Approaches to Economic Sociology Frank Dobbin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	26
3. The New Institutionalisms in Economics and Sociology Victor Nee Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	49
4. Principles of an Economic Anthropology Pierre Bourdieu Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
5. Behavioral Economics Roberto Weber and Robyn Dawes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	90
6. Emotions and the Economy Mabel Berezin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	109
Part II. The Economic Core: Economic Systems, Institutions, and Behavior
Section A: The Economy in a Macrosociological Perpective
7. The Economic Sociology of the Ancient Mediterranean World Ian Morris and J. G. Manning Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	131
8. The Global Economy: Organization, Governance, and Development Gary Gereffi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	160
9. The Political and Economic Sociology of International Economic Arrangements Neil Fligstein Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
10. Post-Communist Economic System Lawrence P. King and Iván Szelényi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
Section B: The Sociology of Economic Institutions and Economic Behavior
11. Markets in Society Richard Swedberg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
12. The Sociology of Labor Markets and Trade Unions Wolfgang Streeck Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	254
13. Banking and Financial Markets Linda Brewster Stearns and Mark S. Mizruchi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	284
14. Sociology of Work and Occupations Andrew Abbott Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	307
15. Culture and Consumption Viviana Zelizer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	331
16. The Sociology of Money and Credit Bruce G. Carruthers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	355
17. Networks and Economic Life Laurel Smith-Doerr and Walter W. Powell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	379
18. The Informal Economy Alejandro Portes and William Haller Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	403
Section C: The Sociology of Firms, Organizations, and Industries
19. Business Groups and Social Organization Mark Granovetter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	429
20. Entrepreneurship Howard E. Aldrich Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	451
21. Firms and Environments Gerald F. Davis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	478
Part III. Intersections of the Economy
22. The State and the Economy Fred Block and Peter Evans Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	505
23. A Sociological Approach to Law and the Economy Lauren B. Edelman and Robin Stryker Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	527
24. Welfare States and the Economy Evelyne Huber and John D. Stephens Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	552
25. Education and the Economy Mary C. Brinton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	575
26. New Directions in the Study of Religion and Economic Life Robert Wuthnow Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	603
27. Gender and Economic Sociology Paula England and Nancy Folbre Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	627
28. The Ethnic Economy Ivan Light Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	650
29. Technology and the Economy Giovanni Dosi, Luigi Orsenigo and Mauro Sylos Labini Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	678
30. The Economy and the Environment Allan Schnaiberg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	703
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	727
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	729

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