Essays in Economic SociologyThe writings of Max Weber (1864-1920) contain one of the most fascinating and sophisticated attempts ever made to create an economic sociology. Economic sociologist and Weber scholar Richard Swedberg has selected the most important of Weber's enormous body of writings on the topic, making these available for the first time in a single volume. The central themes around which the anthology is organized are modern capitalism and its relationships to politics, to law, and to culture and religion; a special section is devoted to theoretical aspects of economic sociology. Swedberg provides a valuable introduction illuminating biographical and intellectual dimensions of Weber's work in economic sociology, as well as a glossary defining key concepts in Weber's work in the field and a bibliographical guide to this corpus. |
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... wants " ; and economics was defined as " the doctrine of the laws of a national economy . " 19 With the help of Bruno Hildebrand and Karl Knies the historical approach grew into a distinct type of economics , and by the second half of ...
... want to get a sense for how Weber viewed economic theory during this period we again have to look at his 1898 Outline . From the guide to economic literature , which lists close to six hundred works , it is clear that Weber was familiar ...
... want to train up feel- ings of well - being in people , but rather those characteristics we think constitute the greatness and nobility of our human nature . ” 44 Weber's Work in Economics after His Illness ( 1903-1909 ) The second ...
... want to make money — there ob- viously existed sophisticated trading and banking corporations as well as ambi- 55 Weber , The Agrarian Sociology of Ancient Civilizations , p . 358 ; " Agrarverhaltnisse im Alter- tum , " p . 271 in ...
... want to include a full economic history in the handbook since its focus was to be on contemporary events . Nonetheless , Book I contains an essay on the economic stages through- out history by Karl Bucher . See Karl Bucher ...
Contents
Modern Capitalism Key Characteristics and Key Institutions | 43 |
The Spirit of Capitalism | 52 |
The Market | 75 |
The Beginnings of the Firm | 80 |
Class Status and Party | 83 |
CAPITALISM LAW AND POLITICS | 97 |
The Three Types of Legitimate Domination | 99 |
The Bureaucratization of Politics and the Economy | 109 |
The Evolution of the Capitalist Spirit | 157 |
The Protestant Sects and the Spirit of Capitalism | 168 |
Kinship and Capitalism in China | 179 |
The Caste System in India | 185 |
Charity in Ancient Palestine | 189 |
THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF ECONOMIC SOCIOLOGY | 197 |
Sociological Categories of Economic Action | 199 |
The Area of Economics Economic Theory and the Ideal Type | 242 |
The Rational State and Its Legal System | 116 |
The National State and Economic Policy Freiburg Address | 120 |
The Social Causes of the Decay of Ancient Civilization | 138 |
CAPITALISM CULTURE AND RELIGION | 155 |