Bringing together perspectives from the new economic sociology and new cultural sociology, this paper proposes that because economic phenomena are imbued with meaning they can be studied as cultural objects. In particular, the goal is to analyze the public discussions surrounding the sales of...

Die Thematik der Globalisierung weist mehr denn je Aktualität und immer wiederkehrende Brisanz auf – wie sich erst kürzlich wieder an den Diskussionen und Protesten rund um den Klimagipfel in Heiligendamm gezeigt hat. Insbesondere der seit Mitte der 80er Jahre steigende internationale...

This Paper identifies certain policy issues in the existing regulatory infrastructure of the Philippines which may prevent digital platforms in the Philippines from innovating and participating in the global digital economy. In brief, these policy issues relate to the incoherence between the...