Elgar Companion to Social Economics

Edited by John B. Davis, Professor Emeritus of Economics, Marquette University, US and Professor Emeritus of Economics, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Wilfred Dolfsma, Professor of Business Management & Organization, Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands

• Contents:PrefaceSocial Economics: An Introduction and a View of the FieldJohn B. Davis and Wilfred DolfsmaPART I: SOCIAL CONCERNS IN ECONOMICS1. Environment and SustainabilityJouni Paavola and Inge Røpke2. Institutions, Culture and ValuesAnne Mayhew3. InsecurityJohn Vail4. The Ethical Dimensions of the ‘Globalization Thesis’ DebateGeorge DeMartinoPART II: THE SOCIALLY EMBEDDED INDIVIDUAL5. Individual Preferences and Decision-MakingShaun P. Hargreaves Heap6. The Conception of the Socially Embedded Individual John B. Davis7. The Social Dimension of Internal ConflictDavid George8. The Socio-economics of Consumption: Solutions to the Problems of Interest, Knowledge and IdentityMetin M. CoşgelPART III: INDIVIDUALS IN CONTEXT9. Capabilities and Well-beingIrene van Staveren10. Culture, Values and InstitutionsPaul D. Bush11. Caste and Diversity in IndiaAshwini Deshpande12. Feminism and/in EconomicsEdith KuiperPART IV: GROWTH AND (IN-)EQUALITY13. Income Distribution and InequalityFrank A. Cowell14. The Social Economics of Growth and Income InequalityMorris AltmanPART V: SOCIALLY EMBEDDED EXCHANGE: MARKETS 15. MarketsGeoffrey M. Hodgson16. Are Markets Everywhere? Understanding Contemporary Processes of CommodificationLuís Francisco Carvalho and João Rodrigues17. Work: Its Social Meanings and Role in ProvisioningDeborah M. Figart and Ellen MutariPART VI: SOCIALLY EMBEDDED EXCHANGE: FIRMS 18. Firms: Collective Action and its Supportive ValuesHelena Lopes and José Castro Caldas19. Knowledge Spillover Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Large and Small FirmsDavid B. Audretsch and Max Keilbach20. Firms, Managers and Restructuring: Implications of a Social Economics ViewHans SchenkPART VII: SOCIAL RELATIONS IN THE ECONOMY21. Social Capital: A Critique and ExtensionNicolas Sirven22. Social Networks: Structure and ContentWilfred Dolfsma and Rick Aalbers23. Communication in the Economy: The Example of InnovationStefan Kesting24. Methodological Approaches in Economics and Anthropology Pranab Bardhan and Isha RayPART VIII: FINANCE, MONEY AND POLICY25. Saving, Stock Market Investments and Pension SystemsMartha A. Starr26. Monetary PolicySheila C. Dow27. Banking, Finance and Money: A Social Economics ApproachL. Randall Wray28. Global Finance and Development: False Starts, Dead Ends and Social Economic AlternativesIlene GrabelPART IX: THE STATE29. The Welfare State and PrivatizationRobert McMaster30. The States of Social EconomicsCharlie Dannreuther and Oliver KesslerPART X: LAW AND THE ECONOMY31. Law and Social Economics: A Coasean PerspectiveDavid Campbell and Matthias Klaes32. Social Law and Economics and the Quest for Dignity and RightsMark D. WhitePART XI: THE LONG VIEW33. Technology and Long Waves in Economic GrowthAlfred Kleinknecht and Gerben van der Panne34. Analysing Regional Development: From Territorial Innovation to Path-Dependent GeographyFrank Moulaert and Abid Mehmood35. Radical InstitutionalismWilliam M. Dugger36. Exploitation and SurplusPhilip Anthony O’HaraIndex

'I highly recommend this volume for all scholars interested in challenging conventional wisdom about how a capitalist economy works, and willing to call into question assumptions that narrow our interpretation, preventing more socially beneficial practices from being implemented.'