Market societies have created more wealth, and more opportunities for more people, than any other system of social organization in history. Yet we still have a rudimentary understanding of how markets themselves are social constructions that require extensive institutional support. This groundbreaking work seeks to fill this gap, to make sense of modern capitalism by developing...(展开全部)

Market societies have created more wealth, and more opportunities for more people, than any other system of social organization in history. Yet we still have a rudimentary understanding of how markets themselves are social constructions that require extensive institutional support. This groundbreaking work seeks to fill this gap, to make sense of modern capitalism by developing...(展开全部)

本書試圖為經濟社會學建立一套統整的理論架構，允為近年來在這個領域的最大突破。就作者的「政治─文化取徑」市場社會學而言，市場不是一隻「看不見的手」，而是「鑲嵌」於動態的社會、政治和文化環境中，一個可見的、有組織的社會空間，或云一個場域。市場制度之形成、穩定與轉型，主要的驅動力為廠商試圖要穩定競爭，強化公司生存的機會，而不僅僅是利潤的最大化而已。 本書的第一部分為作者的理論建構，第二部份則為理論的應用，引入歷史比較分析，及複雜的量化資料證據，頗具說服力地證實了社會學的制度結構觀點，在探討資本主義社會的市場上，的確有其過人之處。 作者顯示，政府及社會成員提供充分而必要的社會條件，市場行動者才能生產財富。他同時證明了執著於社會正義及重分配的體系，比起強調自利的體系，更能創造出穩定的市場和經濟成長。對於希望瞭解市場如何運作的經濟學家、社會學家、政策制定者和民間...(展开全部)

In this contribution to social theory, John Urry argues that the traditional basis of sociology - the study of society - is outmoded in an increasingly borderless world. If sociology is to make a pertinent contribution to the post societal era it must forget the social rigidities of the pre-global order and, instead, switch its focus to the study of both physical and virtual mo...(展开全部)

In recent years, sociologists have taken up a fruitful examination of institutions such as capital, labor, and product markets; industrial organization; and stock exchanges. Compared to earlier traditions of economic sociology, recent work shows more interest in phenomena usually studied exclusively by economists. At the same time, recent work challenges the adequacy of the neo...(展开全部)

In recent years, sociologists have taken up a fruitful examination of institutions such as capital, labor, and product markets; industrial organization; and stock exchanges. Compared to earlier traditions of economic sociology, recent work shows more interest in phenomena usually studied exclusively by economists. At the same time, recent work challenges the adequacy of the neo...(展开全部)

In recent years, sociologists have taken up a fruitful examination of institutions such as capital, labor, and product markets; industrial organization; and stock exchanges. Compared to earlier traditions of economic sociology, recent work shows more interest in phenomena usually studied exclusively by economists. At the same time, recent work challenges the adequacy of the neo...(展开全部)

In recent years, sociologists have taken up a fruitful examination of institutions such as capital, labor, and product markets; industrial organization; and stock exchanges. Compared to earlier traditions of economic sociology, recent work shows more interest in phenomena usually studied exclusively by economists. At the same time, recent work challenges the adequacy of the neo...(展开全部)

马克•格兰诺维特，美国斯坦福大学人文与科学学院教授，20世纪70年代以来全球最知名的社会学家之一。其“经济行动与社会结构：嵌入性问题”一文，被社会学家和经济学家公认为经济社会学发展趋势的决定性文章，格兰诺维特后来把注重网络的分析称为新经济社会学。现为斯坦福大学“硅谷社会网络”项目负责人。 理查德•斯威德伯格，美国康奈尔大学社会学系教授，专业研究领域为经济社会学，目前国际经济社会学界赫赫有名的人物。主要著作有：《经济社会学原理》《马克斯•韦伯及其经济社会学思想》《经济学与社会学》等。