This book analyzes the factors that shape business activity in Republican Turkey and examines the presence of some of these factors in other societies with highly different cultures and histories. Bugra's premise is that neither the institutional framework nor the behavioral regularities of a market economy emerge spontaneously following principles of a universally rational behavior. Rather, these reflect societal characteristics to be shaped by policy measures that ensure the smooth functioning of the market mechanism. The author investigates the sociopolitical context of Turkish...
This book analyzes the factors that shape business activity in Republican Turkey and examines the presence of some of these factors in other societies...
The book presents inquiries into the contemporary world economy, namely, the spectacular economic success of East Asia, political and organizational restructuring in Western, industrialized countries, and the post-communist transformation process ine former centrally planned economies. The contributions share a common concern with societal determinants of economic and organizational activities.
The book presents inquiries into the contemporary world economy, namely, the spectacular economic success of East Asia, political and organizational r...
This volume revisits Karl Polanyi's analysis of the institutional separation of politics and the economy in the context of the nineteenth century market society to argue that the market economy is not a spontaneous process, but a "political project" realized through institutional changes whereby labor, land, money, and currently knowledge appear as commodities. The contributions explore the political dynamics of this commodification process, its implications for human life and livelihood, and the possibilities for the advent of a more viable order where the economy would be replaced under...
This volume revisits Karl Polanyi's analysis of the institutional separation of politics and the economy in the context of the nineteenth century mark...
This book presents a comparative historical overview of female employment patterns across the Mediterranean region, analyzing how the relationship between economic development, political change and the cultural environment shapes the evolution of gender roles in interconnected spheres of social life.
This book presents a comparative historical overview of female employment patterns across the Mediterranean region, analyzing how the relationship bet...
Using Karl Polanyi's analysis of the separation of politics and the economy, the book argues that the market economy is not a spontaneous process, but a 'political project' realized through institutional change where labour, land, money, and currently knowledge are commodities. The contributions explore the impact of this commodification process.
Using Karl Polanyi's analysis of the separation of politics and the economy, the book argues that the market economy is not a spontaneous process, but...
