1st Edition
Business Groups and Financial Markets A Weberian Analysis
By Sandro Segre
Copyright 2016
154 Pages
by
Routledge
153 Pages
by
Routledge
153 Pages
by
Routledge
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This work builds on the classical sociological contributions of Weber, Simmel, and Toennies, and makes the case for different and alternative ideal-typical models of business relations, which the author calls "English" and "German." The "English" model of business relations is characterized by free competition between firms. They abide by the ethical rules of fair business and the moral economy... Read more
Preface by Richard Swedberg
Introduction
1 Economic Communities, Business Milieux and Business Groups
2 Toennies, Weber and Simmel: Their Contributions to Contemporary Research and Theories Concerning Economic Communities
3 A Weberian Account of Social Norms and Trust in the Stock Exchanges and Other Financial Markets
Conclusion
Epilogue to the Transaction Edition
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Sandro Segre is professor of sociology in the Department of Political Sciences (DISPO) of the University of Genoa, USa. Richard Swedberg is professor and director of graduate studies in the Department of Sociology at Cornell University, USA.
