Description: Economy / Society : Markets, Meanings, and Social Structure, Paperback by Carruthers, Bruce G.; Babb, Sarah L., ISBN 1412994969, ISBN-13 9781412994965, Brand New, Free shipping in the US By applying a sociological perspective to market behavior, Carruthers (sociology, Northwestern U.) and Babb (sociology, Boston College) show that markets are neither natural nor inevitable forms of social organization. As Marx starts with the commodity in the beginning of Das Kapital, they start with small scale experience of the commodity as a member of consumer society and move outward into workplace and economic organization. They consider the preconditions and alternatives to markets, the power dynamics of the workplace and labor market, the relevance of networks in markets, economic inequality along racial and other lines, and economic development. In this new edition a new chapter on banking and finance has been added, discussion of globalization has been expanded in every chapter, and the chapter on economic development has been rewritten to. This is an introductory book suited for non-economists and even non-sociologists. Each chapter offers a synthesizing conclusion. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()
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Book Title: Economy / Society : Markets, Meanings, and Social Structure
Author: Carruthers, Bruce G.; Babb, Sarah L.
Language: English
