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Description for The Market
Paperback. * Concise introduction to the sociology of the market for upper-level undergraduates. * Covers relevant debates on market forms, social theories and critiques of markets, market failure, aspects of market behaviour, market ideologies, and the 'marketisation' of other sectors of social and public life. Series: Key Concepts. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: JH; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 222.
The Market addresses one of the most controversial answers to the question, ‘how is social order possible?’ Ever since Adam Smith conceived the idea of an ‘invisible hand’, advocates of the market have argued that social cohesion, material prosperity and political vitality are best achieved not by central control and planning but by laissez-faire – the policy of non-intervention.
The Market addresses one of the most controversial answers to the question, ‘how is social order possible?’ Ever since Adam Smith conceived the idea of an ‘invisible hand’, advocates of the market have argued that social cohesion, material prosperity and political vitality are best achieved not by central control and planning but by laissez-faire – the policy of non-intervention.
In this book, Alan Aldridge guides readers through the complex interplay between analysis, description and ideology that characterizes social theorizing on the market. A distinctive feature of The Market is its emphasis on the role of culture ... Read more
Ideologies examined include:
- Market fundamentalism – the conviction that free markets are universally beneficial
- Market populism – the assertion that the free market reflects the democratic will of the people
- Economic ‘man’ – the notion that the main motive of our actions is to maximize our personal advantage
- Globalism – the claim by neo-liberals that the global expansion of markets is irresistible, making political action irrelevant
The Market will be essential reading for students and researchers interested in the sociology of economic life, economic sociology and political economy.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
Series
Key Concepts
Number of Pages
196
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745632230
SKU
V9780745632230
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99-50
About Dr. Alan Aldridge
Alan Aldridge is Reader in the Sociology of Culture at the University of Nottingham.
Reviews for The Market
"Aldridge writes with remarkable clairty and insight, surveying the rise of sociological ideas on marketisation, charting the political history of markets and analysing various responses across the social sciences ... [His] work is certainly likely to be widely read by students in economic sociology, political economy and social theory." Professor Anthony Elliot, Department of Sociology, Kent University. ... Read more