• ISBN13: 9780803985902
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: Sociology and Anthropology
• Publisher: Sage Publications
• Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications
• Publication Date: January 1, 1991
• Pages: 306
• Original Price: GBP 56.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 581 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Sociology / General

This interdisciplinary reader provides a distinctive introduction to the way social, political and economic life is coordinated. It brings together three quite different models of coordination - markets, hierarchies and networks - and places them into a comparative framework, presenting a comprehensive and insightful overview of social coordination. The articles dealing with each model explore the characteristics of that coordinating mechanism, outlining key theoretical issues and drawing on various empirical examples. The final section shows how these models can be compared and contrasted. It also assesses the respective strengths, weaknesses and limitations of each model.

Markets, Hierarchies and Networks is a set

Thompson, Grahame: - Grahame Thompson is Professor of Political Economy at The Open University

CONTRIBUTORS ARE ALL AT THE OPEN UNIVERSITY EXCEPT:

Susan Baker Cardiff University

Chris Dent University of Lincoln and Humberside

John Grahl University of North London

Valerio Lintner London Guildhall University

Mike Moran University of Manchester