{"product_id":"economic-networks-paperback-softback-9780745649986","title":"Economic Networks (Paperback \/ softback) 9780745649986","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEconomic Networks\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid Knoke (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745649986, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 7 September 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e180 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.1 x 14.9 x 2 cm, 0.345 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e award for Outstanding Academic Title\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Knoke very aptly illustrates the importance of networks in the economy and thus helps to make concrete contributions to economic sociology… The book is an excellent introduction … and would work well as a supplement for an introductory course in economic sociology and sociology of networks.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLectures\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A masterful integration of numerous and diverseprojects pertaining to economic networks.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSociologica\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Scholarship on the role of social networks in economic exchange has been growing at a fast clip, suffusing through several regions of sociology and even into economics itself. David Knoke performs a signal service in ordering and integrating diverse streams of research – at every level from individual economic choices to the structure of the global economy – in this comprehensive, sagacious, and highly readable volume.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePaul DiMaggio, Princeton University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"David Knoke brings his years of experience analyzing political networks to a broad review of network mechanisms in economic sociology. This is a useful text for anyone interested in a quick, literate, and insightful overview of the burgeoning research on the ways social networks shape economic phenomena.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eRonald Burt, University of Chicago Booth School of Business\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Having shown the power of the structural approach in both political (1990) and organizational (2001) settings, Dr. Knoke now turns his clear eye to the structural foundations of our economic system. Skillfully bridging levels of analysis from the embeddedness of employees to connectivity in the global system, this book provides a wonderful overview of how economic understanding requires networks. This clear and careful book will be an asset to scholars across the social sciences.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJames Moody, Duke University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eSocial relations are crucial for understanding diverse economic  actions and a network perspective is central to that explanation. Simple  exchanges involving money, labor, and commodities combine into  complexly connected systems. Economic networks span many levels of  analysis, from persons (consumers, employees), to groups (households,  workteams), organizations (corporations, interest groups), populations  (industries, markets) and the rapidly expanding global economic system.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDavid Knoke blends network theories from a range of disciplines and  empirical studies of domestic and international economies to illuminate  how economic activity is embedded in and constrained by social ties  among economic actors. Social capital, in the form of connections to  others holding valuable resources, is vital for finding a job, buying a  car, creating a new industry, or triggering a global financial crisis.  In nontechnical terms the author explicates the core network concepts,  measures, and analysis methods behind these phenomena. The book also  includes many striking network diagrams to provide visual insights into  complex structural patterns.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis accessible book offers an invaluable critique for both  undergraduate and graduate students in economic sociology and social  network analysis courses who seek a better understanding of the  multifaceted economic webs in which we are all entangled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Economics and Social Networks 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMainstream and Alternative Economic Theories 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Economic Sociology Perspective 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Social Network Perspective 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary and Outline of the Book 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Markets and Networks 25\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLabor Markets 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsumer Markets 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProducer Markets 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Networks inside Organizations 66\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMicro-Network Concepts 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Capital 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForming Employee Networks 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNetwork Outcomes 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeam Networking 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Networks among Organizations 111\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBusiness Startup Networks 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBusiness Groups 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterlocking Directorates 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrategic Alliances 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvolution of Interorganizational Networks 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Global Networks 157\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternational Networks 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSupply and Commodity Chains 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorld Cities Networks 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Transnational Capitalist Class? 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNetworks of the Global Financial Crisis 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Looking Forward 187\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheory Construction 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmpirical Tools 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConnecting Economy and Polity 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Network Resources 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 232\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52407320674584,"sku":"9780745649986","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745649986.jpg?v=1784161511","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/economic-networks-paperback-softback-9780745649986","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}