The second edition of The Political Economy of Communication substantially revises and
updates the 1996 first edition. I decided to write this book because the field has grown …

This review discusses the unique features of Austrian economics and some of the recent
contributions of this school of thought. We organize these contributions in different research …

In August 2005 the nation watched as Hurricane Katrina pummelled the Gulf Coast.
Residents did not just suffer the personal costs of a home that had been severely damaged …

Economic historian Deirdre Nansen McCloskey has distinguished herself through her
writing on the Great Enrichment and the betterment of the poor—not just materially but …

How does culture impact economic life? Is culture like a ball and chain that actors must lug
around as they pursue their material interests? Or, is culture like a tool-kit from which …

This book investigates Parliaments' capacity to oversee government activities, policies and
expenditures. Utilising a comparative approach, the book presents a new examination of …

Abstract Prominent economic sociologist Richard Swedberg has argued that economists
have failed to develop a theory of the market that recognizes it as a “social phenomenon in …

In this paper, we examine the resiliency of community recovery after a natural disaster. We
argue that a resilient recovery requires robust economic/financial institutions, political/legal …

Este texto objetiva resgatar, de maneira exploratória, algumas reflexões pioneiras de
Durkheim e Weber a respeito do mercado. No quadro da atual efervescência da nova …

Der Neoliberalismus ist in aller Munde. Gerne wird ihm alles Krisenhafte in der globalen
Ökonomie angelastet, jüngst auch die neue Instabilität der westlichen Demokratien. Zu …