Economy and State

by Bandelj, Nina; Sowers, Elizabeth

• ISBN13: 9780745644547
• ISBN10: 0745644546
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-09-27
• Publisher: Polity

Summary

Should governments be involved in economic affairs? This book argues that this is a flawed question. Challenging prevailing wisdom, Nina Bandelj and Elizabeth Sowers advance a uniquely sociological perspective on economy and state connections to emphasize that states can never be divorced from economy: from income taxes to international tariffs, from consumer protection to corporate governance, the state plays a crucial role in influencing economic outcomes for individuals, firms and nations. The authors bring together classical interventions and cutting-edge contemporary research in economic sociology to discuss five broad areas of economy/state connection: money, labor, firms, national economic growth, and global economic exchange. A wealth of empirical examples and illustrations reveals that though the nature of state influence varies across contexts ETH; be it socialist or capitalist forms of economic organization, domestic or global development strategies ETH; it is always dependent on social forces. This accessible and engaging book will be essential reading for upper-level students of economic sociology, and those interested in the major economic dilemmas of our times.

Author Biography

Nina Bandelj is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Irvine
Elizabeth Sowers is a Doctoral Student at the University of California, Irvine

 

Table of Contents

Introduction

Property: States' Role in Capitalist and Socialist Economies

Money: States' Role in Monetary Policy, Government Spending and Taxation

Labor: States' Role in Redistribution and Employment

Firms: States' Role in Industry and Business Governance

Development: States' Role in Advancing Economic Prosperity

International and Global Economy: States' Role in Managing the Territorial Boundaries of Economic Transactions

Conclusion

Glossary

References

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