Volker Bornschier is Professor of Sociology at the University of Zurich. He is the author of a number of important books including The Global Political Economy (Sage, 1999) and State-Building in Europe (Cambridge University Press, 2000)

• 1. Topics of Economic Sociology in this Book Part 1: Why and To What Extent Do Cultural Resources Matter? 2. Trust and Growth 3. Trust and Technological Change: The Case of Internet Diffusion 4. Trust, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Part 2: Democracy, Political Styles, Trust and Formal Education 5. Democracy's Indirect Role for Growth and Technological Change 6. The Double Dividend of Expanding Education for Development 7. Political Styles and the Production of Trust in Rich Democracies Part 3: Beyond the Nation-State: Supra- and Transnational Links 8. Transnationals and Supranationals: The Elite Bargain towards European Union 9. Regional Integration and Economic Growth: The Case of the EU 10. The Political and Economic Logic of Integration: The Convergence Policies of the European Union Part 4: Persisting Differences and Change in the Societal Model 11. The Persistence of Varieties of Capitalism in Rich Democracies 12. Transition toward the New Societal Model