Institutions and the Economy

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

• List of Figures and Tables Abbreviations Acknowledgments I. INTRODUCTION 1 Institutions and the Economy II. THE IMPACT OF INSTITUTIONS 2 Individuals 3 Organizations 4 National Economies 5 International Economy III.CONCLUSION 6 Challenges and Future Research References

"I have been waiting a long time for a book like this. It's a fantastic overview of the institutionalist approach to economic sociology - the best discussion yet about how institutions affect the economy at the individual, organizational, national, and international levels. It is beautifully written and loaded with great examples. Who would have thought that paying a toll on a highway or buying a shirt could shed so much light on how institutions affect economic behavior? This is a wonderful book for any course in economic sociology. But I hope that organizational theorists, political scientists, and economists read it too. There is much to learn here for everyone."John L. Campbell, Dartmouth College and Copenhagen Business School "Institutions and the Economy is very insightful and straightforward in addressing the complex topic of institutions from an economic sociology point of view. Duina brings not only a tremendous amount of breadth but also depth, as he builds from a strong introduction into the current debates of the impact of institutions on individuals, organizations, countries, and the international economy."Ruth Aguilera, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign