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The Social Structures of the Economy

Paperback • 2005 • English

The Social Structures of the Economy

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About the book

Much orthodox economic theory is based on assumptions which are treated as self--evident: supply and demand are regarded as independent entities, the individual is assumed to be a rational agent who knows his interests and how to make decisions corresponding to them, and so on. But one has only to examine an economic transaction closely, as Pierre Bourdieu does here for the buying and selling of houses, to see that these abstract assumptions cannot explain what happens in reality. As Bourdieu sh...Show more

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9780745625409

Publisher

John Wiley Sons

Published year

2005

Language

English

Original title

The Social Structures of the Economy

Format

Paperback

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