Chasing Society
This podcast explores social theory and social thought to better understand the society we live in. It is hosted by Dr. Dominik Döllinger, researcher at the Stockholm Centre for Organizational Research (SCORE) and lecturer at Örebro University, Sweden.
Chasing Society
Max Weber on the Rise of Rational Capitalism
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In the episode, I outline Max Weber's idea of modern, rational capitalism. What defines it and what makes it rational?
References:
Carruthers, B. G., & Espeland, W. N. (1991). Accounting for Rationality: Double-Entry Bookkeeping and the Rhetoric of Economic Rationality. American Journal of Sociology, 97(1), 31–69.
Hall, P. A., & Soskice, D. (2001). Varieties of Capitalism: The Institutional Foundations of Comparative Advantage. Oxford University Press.
Swedberg, Richard (1998). Max Weber and the Idea of Economic Sociology. Princeton University Press.
Weber, Max (2019). Economy and Society. A New Translation by Keith Tribe. Harvard University Press.
Weber, Max (2002). The Protestant Ethic and the "Spirit" of Capitalism. Translated by Peter Baehr and Gordon C. Wells. Penguin.
Weber, Max (1961): General Economic History. Translated by Frank H. Knight. New York: Collier Books
