sociology, an approach that traces its roots back to Max Weber. This important new text offers a comprehensive and up …, giving particular attention to the effects of culture on economic phenomena and the ways that economic actions are embedded … in social structures. He examines the full range of economic institutions and explicates the relationship of the economy …

This book brings together a group of leading economic historians to examine how institutions, innovation, and … historian of his generation—these wide-ranging essays address a host of core economic questions. What are the origins of markets … capitalism? Tackling these and other issues, the book looks at coercion and exchange in the markets of twelfth-century China …

This book brings together a group of leading economic historians to examine how institutions, innovation, and … historian of his generation—these wide-ranging essays address a host of core economic questions. What are the origins of markets … capitalism? Tackling these and other issues, the book looks at coercion and exchange in the markets of twelfth-century China …

In even the most market-oriented economies, most economic transactions occur not in markets but inside managed …

Around the globe, economists affect markets by saying what markets are doing, what they should do, and what they will … do. Increasingly, experimental economists are even designing real-world markets. But, despite these facts, economists are … still largely thought of as scientists who merely observe markets from the outside, like astronomers look at the stars. <i …

globalization, the nature of markets, and the spread of neoliberalism. The pursuit of free trade is a profoundly social process and …

world's multilateral trade institutions, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and its successor, the World … examining the institutions' rules, principles, practices, and norms from their genesis in the early postwar period to the … constituencies for open markets. The book considers these questions by looking at the political, legal, and economic foundations of …

? Drawing on converging evidence from neuroscience, social science, biology, law, and philosophy, <i>Moral Markets</i> makes the … are certainly part of economics, but <i>Moral Markets</i> shows how the rules of market exchange have evolved to promote …, tracing the connections between morality and markets, and exploring the profound implications of both, <i>Moral Markets …

make up many of the world's most important markets; and this book describes how auction theory has also become an … auction theory, and emphasises its practical application. Although there are many extremely successful auction markets, there …

make up many of the world's most important markets; and this book describes how auction theory has also become an … auction theory, and emphasises its practical application. Although there are many extremely successful auction markets, there …