Beyond the market : the social foundations of economic efficiency / Jens Beckert ; translated by Barbara Harshav.

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Beckert, Jens, 1967- [author.]

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9781400825448
140082544X

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Grenzen des Marktes. English

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306.3/4 22

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HM548 .B43613 2002eb

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Introduction. Part 1. Critique. The limits of the rational-actor model as a microfoundation of economic efficiency -- Part 2. Concepts. Émile Durkheim: the economy as moral order -- Talcott Parsons : the economy as a subsystem of society -- Niklas Luhman : the economy as a autopoietic system -- Anthony Giddens : actor and structure in economic action.

Summary: Beyond the Market launches a sociological investigation into economic efficiency. Prevailing economic theory, which explains efficiency using formalized rational choice models, often simplifies human behavior to the point of distortion. Jens Beckert finds such theory to be particularly weak in explaining such crucial forms of economic behavior as cooperation, innovation, and action under conditions of uncertainty--phenomena he identifies as the proper starting point for a sociology of economic action. Beckert levels an enlightened critique at neoclassical economics, arguing that understanding e.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-346) and index.

Beyond the Market launches a sociological investigation into economic efficiency. Prevailing economic theory, which explains efficiency using formalized rational choice models, often simplifies human behavior to the point of distortion. Jens Beckert finds such theory to be particularly weak in explaining such crucial forms of economic behavior as cooperation, innovation, and action under conditions of uncertainty--phenomena he identifies as the proper starting point for a sociology of economic action. Beckert levels an enlightened critique at neoclassical economics, arguing that understanding e.

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