Institutions and the Economy

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Institutions and the Economy

Francesco Duina

Description

Institutions are central to economic life. They have a major impact on consumer preferences, the actions and processes of firms, levels of wealth and poverty in countries, the growth of international trade, and much more. Indeed, none of the preconditions for economic activity - such as the existence of buyers and sellers, recognizable goods and services, and the information we need to make choices - would be in place without institutions. Institutions, then, do more than support economic life: they enable and shape it.

These insights challenge some of the most basic postulates on modern economic theory and are at the heart of many of the most exciting works in economic sociology. This book examines the role of institutions - defined as the formal and informal rules and practices that surround us as we go about our daily lives - in the economy. Illuminating complex ideas with carefully selected, vivid examples, the investigation focuses on economic activity as it unfolds at the individual, organizational, national, and international levels.

This accessible and engaging book will be essential reading for students of economic sociology, and all those interested in the intimate relationship between institutions and the economy.

About the Author

Francesco Duina is Professor of Sociology at Bates College, USA, and Visiting Professor at the Department of Business and Politics, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark.

Features

Clear and concise book that explains how the functioning and shape of the economy depend upon social institutions.
Reveals the crucial role formal and informal institutions in everyday life play in how the economy works.
Relates this institutional analysis of the economy to all levels of social life, from the individual, through the actions of firms and governments, to the growth of international trade.
Part of Polity’s well-respected ‘Economy & Society’ series.

Series

Economy and Society

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