Economy and Society: A Study in the Integration of Economic and Social TheoryThis volume is designed as a contribution to the synthesis of theory ineconomics and sociology. We believe that the degree of separation between these two disciplines separation emphasized by intellectualtraditions and present institutional arrangements arbitrarily concealsa degree of intrinsic intimacy between them which must be brought tothe attention of the respective professional groups. |
Contents
CURRENT SOCIO | 1 |
Some Congruences Between Economic and Sociological | 8 |
The Problem of Cost page | 29 |
The Functional Differentiation of Society page | 46 |
Double Interchanges at the Boundaries page | 70 |
Some Economic Theories and the Boundary Processes | 85 |
Keynesian modifications of the classical position p 87 Contribution | 91 |
Examples in the economic literature of the economypolity balance | 97 |
The Internal Structure of the Economy page | 196 |
The Internal Boundary Relations of the Economy page | 205 |
Restatement of the Trade Cycle page | 219 |
The Investment Function page | 233 |
A Note on Time Lags page | 241 |
A Model of Economic Growth page | 249 |
A Model of Institutional Change page | 255 |
B Propagation of the Impetus to Change page | 263 |
The Central Economic Institution page | 104 |
Labour Occupation and the Contract of Employment page | 114 |
Property Ownership and the Contract of Investment page | 123 |
Factor Generalization and Economic Organization page | 139 |
Institutionalization of Economic Values and the Motiva | 175 |
Introduction page | 185 |
Other editions - View all
Economy and Society: A Study in the Integration of Economic and Social Theory Talcott Parsons,Neil J. Smelser No preview available - 1984 |
Economy and Society: A Study in the Integration of Economic and ..., Volume 4 Talcott Parsons,Neil J. Smelser No preview available - 1966 |
Economy and Society: A Study in the Integration of Economic and Social Theory Talcot Parsons,Neil Smelser No preview available - 1998 |
Common terms and phrases
A-GA accelerator principle adaptive analysis aspect basis behaviour boundary interchange boundary processes capital funds Chap chapter classical commitment components concept concrete consumers consumption function contract of employment credit creation decisions defined demand determinacy economic processes economic rationality economic sanctions economic theory economists elements empirical enterprise entrepreneurial exchange exigencies facilities factors of production firm functional problems G-component goal goal-attainment hence household imperfect competition income input institutional change institutionalized interaction interest intra-economic involved Keynes Keynesian labour force labour services mechanisms ment motivation non-economic occupational role organization output paradigm pattern-maintenance political primarily primary problem production sub-system productive capacity propensity purchasing power reference relation relative relevant rights to intervene sanctions sense significance social system society specific structural differentiation sumers symbolic system of action tension-management theoretical theory of action theory of social tion trade cycle types units value patterns value system welfare economics