Society and Economy

Society and Economy
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 254
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ISBN-10 : 9780674975217
ISBN-13 : 0674975219
Rating : 4/5 (17 Downloads)

Synopsis Society and Economy by : Mark Granovetter

A work of exceptional ambition by the founder of modern economic sociology, this first full account of Mark Granovetter’s ideas stresses that the economy is not a sphere separate from other human activities but is deeply embedded in social relations and subject to the same emotions, ideas, and constraints as religion, science, politics, or law.

Economy, Society and Public Policy

Economy, Society and Public Policy
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0198849842
ISBN-13 : 9780198849841
Rating : 4/5 (42 Downloads)

Synopsis Economy, Society and Public Policy by : The Core Team

Economy, Society, and Public Policy is a new way to learn economics. It is designed specifically for students studying social sciences, public policy, business studies, engineering and other disciplines who want to understand how the economy works and how it can be made to work better. Topical policy problems are used to motivate learning of key concepts and methods of economics. It engages, challenges and empowers students, and will provide them with the tools to articulate reasoned views on pressing policy problems. This project is the result of a worldwide collaboration between researchers, educators, and students who are committed to bringing the socially relevant insights of economics to a broader audience.KEY FEATURESESPP does not teach microeconomics as a body of knowledge separate from macroeconomicsStudents begin their study of economics by understanding that the economy is situated within society and the biosphereStudents study problems of identifying causation, not just correlation, through the use of natural experiments, lab experiments, and other quantitative methodsSocial interactions, modelled using simple game theory, and incomplete information, modelled using a series of principal-agent problems, are introduced from the beginning. As a result, phenomena studied by the other social sciences such as social norms and the exercise of power play a roleThe insights of diverse schools of thought, from Marx and the classical economists to Hayek and Schumpeter, play an integral part in the bookThe way economists think about public policy is central to ESPP. This is introduced in Units 2 and 3, rather than later in the course.

Economy/Society

Economy/Society
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Publisher : Pine Forge Press
Total Pages : 268
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ISBN-10 : 0761986413
ISBN-13 : 9780761986416
Rating : 4/5 (13 Downloads)

Synopsis Economy/Society by : Bruce G. Carruthers

Economy/Society provides an introduction to the ways in which economic exchanges are embedded in social relationships. It offers insights into advertising, consumer behaviour, conflicts in the work place, social inequality and other issues.

The Post-Crisis Developmental State

The Post-Crisis Developmental State
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Publisher : Springer Nature
Total Pages : 337
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ISBN-10 : 9783030719876
ISBN-13 : 3030719871
Rating : 4/5 (76 Downloads)

Synopsis The Post-Crisis Developmental State by : Tamás Gerőcs

The focus of this volume is on the role of the developmental state in a situation in which a series of major crises affects the (semi-) periphery of the global economy. The authors go beyond the established debate on developmental states in East Asia by highlighting a much broader understanding of development and a very different global economic context. They also further the existing debate by covering new country cases. At the same time, they deepen our perspective on developmental states by looking at unusual sectors such as green industrial policy, education and farming.

Labor, Economy, and Society

Labor, Economy, and Society
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 262
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ISBN-10 : 9780745665160
ISBN-13 : 0745665160
Rating : 4/5 (60 Downloads)

Synopsis Labor, Economy, and Society by : Jeffrey J. Sallaz

Work is, and always will be, a central institution of society. What makes a capitalist society unique is that it treats the human capacity to engage in labor as a basic commodity. This can be a source of dynamism, as when innovative firms raise wages to attract the best and brightest. But it can also be a source of misery, as when one’s skills are suddenly rendered obsolete by forces beyond one’s control. Jeffrey J. Sallaz asks us to rethink our basic assumptions about work. Drawing on cutting-edge theories within economic sociology and through the use of contemporary examples, he conceptualizes labor as embedded exchange. This draws attention to issues that all too frequently are overlooked in our public discourse and private imaginations: how various forms of work are classified and valued; how markets for labor operate in practice; and how people can challenge the central fiction that their work is simply a commodity to be bought and sold. This readable and engaging book is suitable for both graduate and advanced undergraduate students. It will be of interest to economic sociologists, scholars of labor, and all of those who find themselves working for a living.

Economy and Society

Economy and Society
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 231
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ISBN-10 : 9781135079710
ISBN-13 : 1135079714
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis Economy and Society by : Robert J. Holton

Economy and Society is a major landmark in the recent emergence of economic sociology. Robert J. Holton provides a major new synthesis of social scientific thinking on the inter-relationship between economy and society arguing for the importance of politics and culture to the functioning of the economy and drawing on the strengths but avoiding the weaknesses of economic liberalism and political economy.

Economy and Society in Prehistoric Europe

Economy and Society in Prehistoric Europe
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Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages : 448
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ISBN-10 : 9781474472562
ISBN-13 : 1474472567
Rating : 4/5 (62 Downloads)

Synopsis Economy and Society in Prehistoric Europe by : Sherratt A. Sherratt

This book brings together a classic collection of Andrew Sherratt's work on the economic foundations of prehistoric Europe, which have put forward important new ideas about the development of farming, pastoralism, early technology and trade. In a series of contributions that have included wide-ranging syntheses and detailed local studies, he discusses their implications for the understanding of settlement-patterns, social structures, material culture, and less tangible aspects of prehistoric life such as the spread of languages and the use of narcotics.

Coevolutionary Economics: The Economy, Society and the Environment

Coevolutionary Economics: The Economy, Society and the Environment
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 268
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ISBN-10 : 0792394887
ISBN-13 : 9780792394884
Rating : 4/5 (87 Downloads)

Synopsis Coevolutionary Economics: The Economy, Society and the Environment by : John Gowdy

The subject of this volume is the human economy and its coevolutionary relationship with the natural world. This relationship is examined in three broad types of societies; hunter--gatherers, agriculturalists, and modern market economies. A growing body of scientific evidence has made it clear that the current human impact on the environment is far above the level that can be maintained without causing profound changes in the biophysical world to which we belong. The new fields of ecological economics and evolutionary economics can help us understand the relationship between the economy, society and the environment and may help us to formulate effective policies to manage these changes.

A Theory of Sustainable Sociocultural and Economic Development

A Theory of Sustainable Sociocultural and Economic Development
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 243
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ISBN-10 : 9781137579522
ISBN-13 : 1137579528
Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Synopsis A Theory of Sustainable Sociocultural and Economic Development by : Mohamed Rabie

Why do some countries' economies struggle to develop, even when they are the focus of so much research and international funding? While recognizing that the obstacles facing poor nations are many and complex, Rabie proposes that the roots of most obstacles are sociocultural; thus, sociocultural transformation and economic restructuring can only be successful when treated as interconnected, mutually beneficial objectives. A Theory of Sustainable Sociocultural and Economic Development outlines an innovative model capable of identifying the major obstacles hindering poor nations' development in general, and the sociocultural and political obstacles in particular, placing them in their proper historical contexts, and addressing them comprehensively.

OECD Insights Sustainable Development Linking Economy, Society, Environment

OECD Insights Sustainable Development Linking Economy, Society, Environment
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Publisher : OECD Publishing
Total Pages : 146
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ISBN-10 : 9789264055742
ISBN-13 : 9264055746
Rating : 4/5 (42 Downloads)

Synopsis OECD Insights Sustainable Development Linking Economy, Society, Environment by : Strange Tracey

A succinct examination of the concept of sustainable development: what it means; how it is impacted by globalisation, production and consumption; how it can be measured; and what can be done to promote it.