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Economic Sociology

Posted on:2002-06-06Degree:DoctorType:Dissertation
Country:ChinaCandidate:W B PengFull Text:PDF
GTID:1119360185479031Subject:Western economics
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The mainstream of western economics introduced into scientific spirit and analytical method of natural science in the name of pursuing the economic science. It seemed it pursued a precise scientific standard or model. So it was based on the hypothesis of rational agent and free market institutions when it made rational logic deduction. It built an economic empire looking down on social science, while irrational hypothesis, social structure, system and uncertainty are assumed to remain unchanged. But the research scope of the mainstream of western economics also is shrunk because of its descriptive certainty, precision and deductive logicality, which made many basic economic questions and real life couldn't be fully and scientifically explained under this logical framework.Any subject could not give economics a comprehensive and perfect explanation because of its complexity and changeability from multidimensional standpoint, which need the other subjects to participate in the analysis on economic life. So, modern western economics introduce sociology into economics, attach great importance to the interaction between economics and social elements such as social systems, social...
Keywords/Search Tags:economic sociology, social relation network, social capital, action
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