Economic Sociology : A Systematic Inquiry /

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The sociological study of economic activity has witnessed a significant resurgence. Recent texts have chronicled economic sociology's nineteenth-century origins while pointing to the importance of context and power in economic life, yet the field lacks a clear understanding of the role that con...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Portes, Alejandro, 1944- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2010.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Wirtschaftssoziologie.
Wirtschaftssoziologie
Economics > Sociological aspects.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Economic sociology : past achievements and present challenges
  • The assumptions that ground the field
  • Social capital
  • The concept of institutions
  • The concept of social class
  • Social class (continued)
  • The informal economy
  • Ethnic enclaves and middleman minorities
  • Transnational communities
  • Markets, models, and regulation.

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