The boundary between economics and sociology is presently being
redefined--but how, why, and by whom? Richard Swedberg answers these
questions in this thought-provoking book of conversations with
well-known economists and sociologists. Among the economists
interviewed are Gary Becker, Amartya Sen, Kenneth Arrow, and Albert O.
Hirschman; the sociologists include Daniel Bell, Harrison White, James
Coleman, and Mark Granovetter. The picture that emerges is that
economists and sociologists have paid little attention to each other
during most of the twentieth century: social problems have been
analyzed as if they had no economic dimension and economic problems as
if they had no social dimension. Today, however, there is a dialogue
between the two fields, as economists take on social topics and as
sociologists become interested in rational choice and "new economic
sociology." The interviewees describe how they came to challenge the
present separation between economics and sociology, what they think of
the various proposals to integrate the fields, and how they envision
the future. The author summarizes the results of the conversations in
the final chapter. The individual interviews also serve as superb
introductions to the work of these scholars.
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ISBN
9780691221328
Publisert
2020
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Princeton University Press
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Product language
Engelsk
Format
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Digital bok
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