The contested moralities of markets / edited by Simone Schiller-Merkens and Philip Balsiger.

Contributor(s): Schiller-Merkens, Simone [editor.] [editor.] | Balsiger, Philip [editor.] [editor.]Material type: TextTextSeries: Research in the sociology of organizations: v. 63.Publisher: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Description: 1 online resource (xi, 218 pages) ; cmContent type: Media type: Carrier type: ISBN: 9781787691193 (e-book)Subject(s): Financial institutions -- Moral and ethical aspects | Capital market -- Moral and ethical aspects | Financial institutions -- Social aspects | Social Science -- Sociology -- General | Sociology: work & labourAdditional physical formats: No titleDDC classification: 332.10973 LOC classification: HG181 | .C66 2019Online resources: eBook-Emerald Summary: Moral struggles in and around markets abound in contemporary societies where markets have become the dominant form of economic coordination. The present volume advances our current understanding of markets by highlighting the sources, processes and outcomes of moral struggles in and around markets. It traces the creation, reproduction and change of underlying moral orders and reveals the role of status and power differentials, alliances and political strategies as well as the general cultural, social and political contexts in which the struggles unfold. The contributions to this volume reflect the 'moral turn' that can currently be observed in organization studies and economic sociology, and connect to recent developments in the sociology of morality.
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Moral struggles in and around markets abound in contemporary societies where markets have become the dominant form of economic coordination. The present volume advances our current understanding of markets by highlighting the sources, processes and outcomes of moral struggles in and around markets. It traces the creation, reproduction and change of underlying moral orders and reveals the role of status and power differentials, alliances and political strategies as well as the general cultural, social and political contexts in which the struggles unfold. The contributions to this volume reflect the 'moral turn' that can currently be observed in organization studies and economic sociology, and connect to recent developments in the sociology of morality.

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