Beyond the Market : The Social Foundations of Economic Efficiency /

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Beyond the Market launches a sociological investigation into economic efficiency. Prevailing economic theory, which explains efficiency using formalized rational choice models, often simplifies human behavior to the point of distortion. Jens Beckert finds such theory to be particularly weak in expla...

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Main Author: Beckert, Jens, 1967- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Alemán
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2002.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Theorieën.
Efficiëntie.
Economisch handelen.
Economics > Sociological aspects.
Decision making > Social aspects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Prise de decision > Aspect social.
Économie politique > Aspect sociologique.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Beyond the Market launches a sociological investigation into economic efficiency. Prevailing economic theory, which explains efficiency using formalized rational choice models, often simplifies human behavior to the point of distortion. Jens Beckert finds such theory to be particularly weak in explaining such crucial forms of economic behavior as cooperation, innovation, and action under conditions of uncertainty--phenomena he identifies as the proper starting point for a sociology of economic action. Beckert levels an enlightened critique at neoclassical economics, arguing that understanding e.
Physical Description:1 online resource (368 pages).
ISBN:9781400825448

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