Coordinators: Richard Swedberg and Victor Nee

Although the modern incarnation of economic sociology dates back to the mid-1980s, little recent work has been done on capitalism itself. Taking inspiration from the legacy of thinkers such as Marx, Weber, Schumpeter, and Hayek, this working group focuses on the continued evolution of capitalism as a marcrosocial phenomenon.

SAMPLE OF EVENTS

October 31, 2002
Richard Swedberg (Professor, Department of Sociology, Cornell), "The Economic Sociology of Capitalism: An Introduction and Agenda"

November 15, 2002
Victor Nee (Goldwin Smith Professor, Department of Sociology, Cornell), "Politicized Capitalism: State and Market in Post-Communist Firms" (joint meeting with the Organizations and Economic Life Working Group)

February 27, 2003
Discussion of "Varieties of Capitalism"