The Architecture of Markets: An Economic Sociology of Twenty-First-Century Capitalist Societies Reprint edition by Fligstein, Neil (2002) Paperback

by Fligstein

The Architecture of An Economic Sociology of Twenty-First-Century Ca...

Genres: Economics, Sociology

Paperback

First published July 1, 2001

Reviews

[Jules Van'T · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book, had the author as professor in a UC Berkeley class and I found it fascinating how some of the biggest contemporary crises could still be explained with his market theory (proposed in 2001).

[Jeffrey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Remarkable book for providing analytical insights that other methods lack. More of a mezzo level analysis of the firm rather than micro or macro.

[Brian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Seems like a useful "political-cultural" theory of how capitalist markets emerge and change, at least at the national level. I only read the first three chapters, but may look at the others eventually. I have problem with his state-centered view of worker's interests and what it means for workers to have "control", but within capitalist contexts I don't suspect this is such a huge limitation.