\aThe Economic Sociology of Development / \c Andrew Schrank.
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\a1st ed.
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\aCambridge : \b Polity Press, \c 2023
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\axii, 236 pages : \b illustrations ; \c 22 cm.
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\aEconomy and society
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\aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 176-225) and index.
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\a1. Introduction -- 2. What Do We Mean by "Development?" -- 3. Is International Inequality Gradational or Relational? -- 4. Explaining National Mobility in the Cold War Era -- 5. The Diffusion and Demise of Free-Market Reform in the Post-Cold War Era -- 6. What If Sociologists Were in Charge?
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\aSchrank draws concrete examples from different regions and epochs to explore sociological thinking about development and underdevelopment informed by the latest currents in economic sociology. Across a series of chapters, he identifies relationships between mainstream and Marxist approaches to the study of international inequality; uses classical and contemporary social theory to develop a parsimonious typology of national development outcomes; addresses cross-border learning and diffusion in light of the latest developments in organisation theory; considers the roles of religious, racial, and gender identity in driving development in different places and times; and portrays contemporary global challenges - such as populism, pandemics, and climate change - as distinctly sociological problems in need of multifaceted solutions.
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