Economy/Society

Markets, Meanings, and Social Structure

Bruce G. Carruthers Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Sarah L. Babb Boston College
© 1999   264 pages   Pine Forge Press  
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Economy/Society

Markets, Meanings, and Social Structure

Bruce G. Carruthers Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Sarah L. Babb Boston College
© 1999   264 pages   Pine Forge Press  

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This book offers an accessible introduction to the various institutional arrangements that govern economic activity, and shows that economic exchanges are deeply embedded in social relationships. It demonstrates that an understanding of how the economy is socially constructed offers rich and novel insights into such topics as advertising, consumer behavior, the diffusion of innovations, conflicts at the workplace, social inequality, and the economic development of nations.

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