Social foundations of economy 4003-104SPG
Social foundations of economy. The economy as instituted process. Economic action and social structure. Max's Weber vision of economic sociology. The forms of economic systems. Social determinants of economic actions. Human values and the markets. Social structure and economy. The sociology of firms and industries. Analysis of global development processes. Socioeconomic structures in global development.
Introduction. General concerns.
" Social perspective on economy.
" Culture and economy.
" The return of institutional economics.
" Transaction cost economics and organization theory.
" Evolutionary theorizing abort economic change.
" The institutions of economic development.
The Economy in Macrosociological perspective.
" Civilization and the organization of Economics.
" The international economy and economic development.
" The socialist economic system.
" Capitalism.
" Weber's theory of capitalism.
" Rethinking capitalism.
Economic Institutions and economic Behavior.
" Markets and social structure.
" Capitalist work and social structure.
" Money, banking and financial markets.
" Networks and economic life.
" Consumption preferences and changing lifestyle.
Firms, organizations and industries.
" Business groups.
" Entrepreneurship and management.
" Firms, wages and incentives.
" Firms and their environments.
Interactions of the economy.
" Education and the economy.
" Gender and the economy.
" Religion and the economic life.
" Labour and leisure.
" The roles of the state in the economy.
" Welfare state and the economy.
" The sociology of distribution and redistribution.
" The economy and the environment.
The economic development.
Type of course
Mode
Prerequisites (description)
Learning outcomes
After finishing this course students should:
• understand the main theoretical viewpoints in social foundations of economy;
• become familiar with a variety of sources on economicl topics available through the Internet;
• develop the capacity for analytical and critical thinking about current events;
• develop the ability to formulate reasoned conclusions;
• develop the ability to discuss actively and reasonably with respect to other students ;
• develop the ability to speak and present in a public (through the in class discussions and presentations);
• recognize potential career options
• be prepared for more advanced classes in international relations .
Assessment criteria
Written final exam
Practical placement
None
Bibliography
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" J. Hauser, Ekonomia społeczna a rozwój, Kraków 2008.
" J. T. Hryniewicz, Polityczny i kulturowy kontekst rozwoju gospodarczego, Warszawa 2004.
" T. Kowalik, Spory wokół Nowej Trzeciej Drogi, Warszawa 2001.
" J. Kwiatkowski, A. Okraszewska red., Ekonomia społeczna: moda czy remedium?, Kraków 2008.
" Z. Narski, Ekonomia społeczna: zarys popularny, Toruń 2007.
" J. Starega-Piasek red., Ekonomia społeczna: perspektywa rynku pracy i pomocy społecznej, Warszawa 2007.