Nina Bandelj & Elizabeth Sowers 
Economy and State [EPUB ebook] 

Should governments be involved in economic affairs? Challenging prevailing wisdom about the benefits of self-regulating markets, Nina Bandelj and Elizabeth Sowers offer a uniquely sociological perspective to emphasize that states can never be divorced from economy. From defining property rights and regulating commodification of labor to setting corporate governance standards and international exchange rules, the state continuously manages the functioning of markets and influences economic outcomes for individuals, firms and nations.

The authors bring together classical interventions and cutting-edge contemporary research in economic sociology to discuss six broad areas of economy/state connection: property, money, labor, firms, national economic growth, and global economic exchange. A wealth of empirical examples and illustrations reveals that even if the nature of state influence on economy varies across contexts, it is always dependent on social forces.

This accessible and engaging book will be essential reading for upper-level students of economic sociology, and those interested in the major economic dilemmas of our times.
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Spis treści

Detailed contents vi

List of Illustrations ix

1 Introduction 1

2 Property: The State’s Role in Capitalist and Socialist
Economies 26

3 Money: The State’s Role in Monetary Policy, Government
Spending, and Taxation 56

4 Labor: The State’s Role in Redistribution and Employment
84

5 Firms: The State’s Role in Business and Industry Governance
110

6 Development: The State’s Role in Advancing Economic
Prosperity 137

7 International and Global Economy: The State’s Role in Managing
the Territorial Boundaries of Economic Transactions 164

8 Conclusion 192

Glossary 204

References 211

Index 233

O autorze

Nina Bandelj is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Irvine
Elizabeth Sowers is a Doctoral Student at the University of California, Irvine