Knowledge & Economic Conduct

The Social Foundations of the Modern Economy

Nico Stehr

378 pages, parution le 08/01/2003

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Résumé

'Stehr's penetration of theoretical and empirical claims from various quarters is thorough. He succeeds very well in tracing both the conceptual development within the social sciences and current compilations of data.'
Reiner Grundmann, Aston Business School, Aston University
'Stehr's book is an engaging and carefully supported myth and disbelief-demolishing exercise, based on important new formulations of the challenges of society today. It is both analytically and empirically sound and compelling ... This very important piece of scholarly work connects economic changes with work, consumption, symbolism and meanings, and growth/environment ... [It] looks with care and passionate but unbiased scholarship at possibilities for action and, at the same time, how those possibilities for action are being limited.'
Susan McDaniel, Department of Sociology, University of Alberta

Contents

Introduction: The Social Sciences, the Economy, and Politics
Economic Activities and Social Action
Knowledge as a Productive Factor
Knowledge Societies
The Modern Economy
The Future of Work?
The Changing Economic Structure of Society
Globalization, Information, and Knowledge
Economy and Ecology
Prospects: The Fragility of the Future

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Toronto University Press
Auteur(s)	Nico Stehr
Parution	08/01/2003
Nb. de pages	378
Format	15,4 x 22,9
Couverture	Broché
Poids	572g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780802078865
ISBN13	978-0-8020-7886-5