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The Architecture of Illegal Markets: Towards an Economic Sociology of Illegality in the Economy
Contributor(s): Beckert, Jens (Editor), Dewey, Matias (Editor)
ISBN: 0198794975     ISBN-13: 9780198794974
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
OUR PRICE:   $99.75  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: October 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | Organizational Behavior
- Business & Economics | Economics - Theory
- Social Science | Criminology
LCCN: 2016962767
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (1.45 lbs) 330 pages
 
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From illegal drugs, stolen artwork, and forged trademarks, to fraud in financial markets - the phenomenon of illegality in market exchanges is pervasive. Illegal markets have great economic significance, have relevant social and political consequences, and shape economic and political
structures.

Despite the importance of illegality in the economy, the field of economic sociology unquestioningly accepts the premise that the institutional structures and exchanges taking place in markets are law-abiding in nature. This volume makes a contribution to changing this. Questions that stand at the
centre of the chapters are: What are the interfaces between legal and illegal markets? How do demand and supply in illegal markets interact? What role do criminal organizations play in illegal markets? What is the relationship between illegality and governments? Is illegality a phenomenon central to
capitalism?

Anchored in economic sociology, this book contributes to the analysis and understanding of market exchanges in conditions of illegality from a perspective that focuses on the social organization of markets. Offering both, theoretical reflections and case studies, the chapters assembled in the volume
address the consequences of the illegal production, distribution, and consumption of products for the architecture of markets. It also focuses on the underlying causes and the political and social concerns stemming from the infringement of the law.