Disembedded Markets - Economic Theology and Global Capitalism

This book offers a sociological analysis of globalized capitalist markets, advancing the notion of 'disembedded markets' to challenge the idea of 'social embeddedness' common in economic sociology.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction

2. Disembedded markets and society: Ambiguities in Polanyi’s analysis

3. Markets as a social system: The liberal narrative

4. Dimensions of disembedding

5. Religion as a self-representation of society

6. Modernity, capitalism and religion

7. Disembedding and the dilemma of self-representation of society

8. Markets as an ultimate social reality?

9. A multilevel model of capitalist dynamics

10. Conclusions

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Christoph Deutschmann is Professor Emeritus and former Chair of Sociology at the University of Tübingen, Germany. He has worked as a research fellow at the Institute for Social Research in Frankfurt/M, at Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan, and at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center for Social Research in. His research interests and publications are in the fields of economic sociology, the sociology of work, and social theory.

Zusammenfassung

This book offers a sociological analysis of globalized capitalist markets, advancing the notion of ‘disembedded markets’ to challenge the idea of ‘social embeddedness’ common in economic sociology.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Christoph Deutschmann, Christoph (University of Tubingen Deutschmann
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 30.09.2020
• EAN: 9780367661168
• ISBN: 978-0-367-66116-8
• Seiten: 158
• Serie: Classical and Contemporary Social Theory
• Themen: Sachbuch > Politik, Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft > Politik; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Wirtschaft > Allgemeines, Lexika; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, Social Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Politics & government, Economic theory & philosophy, Politics and government, Economic theory and philosophy