Description
- Contains over twenty articles by classical and contemporary economic social theorists.
- Covers important topics on economic action, states, and markets.
- Includes insightful editorial introductions and further reading suggestions.
About the Author
Nicole Woolsey Biggart is Professor of Management and Sociology at the University of California at Davis. She is the author of Charismatic Capitalism: Direct Selling Organizations in America (1989), and co-author (with Gary G. Hamilton and Marco Orru) of The Economic Organization of East Asian Capitalism (1996).
Reviews
"A superb comprehensive tour of the fast-growing field of economic sociology. This book demonstrates how economic behavior pervades all aspects of social life, and how economic sociologists have revealed the inner workings of a wide range of social, political, and economic phenomena. It admirably serves the double goals of an introduction to the field, as well as an indispensable reference for experts." Wayne Baker, University of Michigan
"The field of economic sociology is a crackling new universe of intellectual energy. It formed out of sociological theory's insightful understanding of how institutions, culture, and networks operate and shape economy and society in ways as sure as gravity affects the movements of the planets. Readings in Economic Sociology is a must read collection of the core articles that chart out this new universe of ideas and their implications for economic action from domestic households to globalization." Brian Uzzi, Northwestern University
Book Information
ISBN 9780631228622
Author Nicole Woolsey Biggart
Format Paperback
Page Count 384
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 816g
Dimensions(mm) 248mm * 173mm * 24mm
