This book systematically reconstructs the origins and new advances
in economic sociology. By presenting both classical and
contemporary theory and research, the volume identifies and
describes the continuity between past and present, and the move
from economics to economic sociology.
* Most comprehensive and up-to-date overview available by an
internationally renowned, award-winning economic sociologist
* Systematically reconstructs the origins and new advances in
economic sociology
* Organizes the perspectives and methods of economic sociologists
of the classical and contemporary eras, including coverage of
modernization, globalization, and the welfare state
* Provides insights into the social consequences of capitalism in
the past and present for students of economic sociology.
Table of Content
Preface.
Introduction: What is Economic Sociology?.
Part I: The Classics and the Sociology of
Capitalism:.
1. From Classical Economics to Economic Sociology.
2. The Origins and Developments of Capitalism: Simmel and
Sombart.
3. Capitalism and the Western Civilization: Max Weber.
4. The Social Consequences of Capitalism: Durkheim and
Veblen.
5. The Great Depression and the Decline of Liberal Capitalism:
Polanyi and Schumpeter.
Part II: Themes and Routes of Contemporary Economic
Sociology:.
6. The Legacy of the Classics and the New Boundaries between
Economics and Sociology.
7. Modernization and Development of Backward Areas.
8. The Keynesian Welfare State and Comparative Political
Economy.
9. The Crisis of Fordism and New Economic Sociology.
10. Globalization and the Diversity of Capitalisms.
Notes.
References.
About the author
Carlo Trigilia is Professor of Economic Sociology at the University of Florence. He is the author of Sviluppo senza autonomia. Effetti perversi delle politiche nel Mezzogiorno, which won the Amalfi European Prize in Sociology.
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