Economics and Sociology: Redefining Their Boundaries: Conversations with Economists and Sociologists

Richard Swedberg

Published by Princeton University Press 1990

Economics and Sociology

Redefining Their Boundaries: Conversations with Economists and Sociologists

Richard Swedberg

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691221328

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The boundary between economics and sociology is presently being redefined--but how, why, and by whom? Richard Swedberg answers these questions in this thought-provoking book of conversations with well-known economists and sociologists. Among the economists interviewed are Gary Becker, Amartya Sen, Kenneth Arrow, and Albert O. Hirschman; the sociologists include Daniel Bell, Harrison White, James Coleman, and Mark Granovetter. The picture that emerges is that economists and sociologists have paid little attention to each other during most of the twentieth century: social problems have been analyzed as if they had no economic dimension and economic problems as if they had no social dimension. Today, however, there is a dialogue between the two fields, as economists take on social topics and as sociologists become interested in rational choice and "new economic sociology." The interviewees describe how they came to challenge the present separation between economics and sociology, what they think of the various proposals to integrate the fields, and how they envision the future. The author summarizes the results of the conversations in the final chapter. The individual interviews also serve as superb introductions to the work of these scholars.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
I. The Contenders
1 Gary S. Becker Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
2 James S. Coletnan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
3 George A. Akerlof Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
4 Harrison C. White Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	78
5 Mark Granovetter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	96
6 Oliver E. Williamson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
II. The Pioneers
7 Kenneth J. Arrow Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
8 Albert O. Hirschman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	152
9 Mancur Olson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
10 Thomas C. Schelling Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	186
11 Neil J. Smelser Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	200
III. The Commentators
12 Daniel Bell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	215
13 Jon Elster Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
14 Amartya Sen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	249
15 Robert M. Solow Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	268
16 Arthur L. Stinchcombe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	285
17 Aage B. Sorensen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	303
Concluding Discussion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	316
Glossary of Names Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	341
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	357

Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 376
Keywords: Akerlof; George A.; Arrow; Kenneth J.; Becker; Gary S.; Bell; Daniel; Boulding; Kenneth; Coleman; James S.; Cyert; Richard M.; Dewey; John; Durkheim; Emile; Elster; Jon; Friedman; Milton; Granovetter; Mark; Hechter; Michael; Hirschman; Albert O.; Insull; Samuel; Kahneman; Daniel; Keynes; John Maynard; Landes; David S.; Leontief; Wassily; March; James G.; Marx; Karl; Olson; Mancur; Parsons; Talcott; Raiffa; Howard; Samuelson; Paul A.; Schumpeter; Joseph A.; Simon; Herbert; Weber; Max; Stinchcombe; Arthur L.; Tullock; Gordon; Vickrey; William

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Published: November 10, 2020
ISBN: 9780691221328