Institutions, Communication and Values [electronic resource] /
Dolfsma, W.author.
Institutions are man-made entities and their workings, as well as the changes they may undergo, is fundamentally imbued in language and communication. In analysing the role of socio-cultural values, this book argues that communication and language is inseparable from both the economy and a meaningful understanding of insitutions.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 140-163) and index.
Introduction -- Economy & society (how do they relate?) -- Institutions, institutional change and language -- Structure, agency and the role of values in processes of institutional change -- Silent trade -- Knowledge coordination and development via market, hierarchy and gift exchange -- Making knowledge work in organizations -- Path dependence in organization -- Consumption of symbolic goods -- Law & economics: bankruptcy law -- Conclusion.
Institutions are man-made entities and their workings, as well as the changes they may undergo, is fundamentally imbued in language and communication. In analysing the role of socio-cultural values, this book argues that communication and language is inseparable from both the economy and a meaningful understanding of insitutions.
Economic policy.
International relations.
Sociology.
Economic Policy.
International Relations.
Sociology, general.