The New Economic Sociology: A Reader

by Frank Dobbin

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Dobbin presents twenty classic, representative articles in the field of economic sociology and organizes them according to four themes. He thus introduces the field and its history to students and establishes a schema for interpreting the field based on what it hopes to achieve.

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Frank Dobbin is professor of sociology at Harvard University. His books include Forging, Industrial Policy; The New Economic Sociology: A Reader (Princeton); and The Global Diffusion of Markets and Democracy.

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