New book explores capitalism from a social science perspective in global economy

http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug05/ecosocio.capital.book.ssl.html

Aug. 31, 2005

By Susan S. Lang
ssl4@cornell.edu

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Two leading economic sociologists from Cornell University have co-edited a new book examining how capitalism works to bring social and economic order in an era of globalization and far-reaching change in the organization of economic life.

"The Economic Sociology of Capitalism" (Princeton University Press, 2005) seeks to offer a big-picture analysis of capitalism and how economic institutions, organizations and social networks -- such as social relations, culture, politics, law and gender -- shape or impact the dynamics of capitalism. It is co-edited by Victor Nee and Richard Swedberg, both professors of sociology at Cornell and the director and associate director, respectively, of the Center for the Study of Economy and Society at Cornell.