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Description: Information, Knowledge, and Economic Life : Hardback : Oxford University Press : 9780199556946 : 0199556946 : 20 Dec 2009 : As financial markets have assumed an increasing prominence in societies, economic sociology has provided cogent explanations of their effect on our world. This book moves from the analysis of economic exchanges to that of the social institutions which support global markets, highlighting the social and cultural factors shaping them. The Book Depository Information, Knowledge, and Economic Life by Alex Preda - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk

 

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