THE SOCIOLOGICAL REVIEW MONOGRAPHS 55/2 by Michel Callon (Editor), Yuval Millo (Editor), Fabian Muniesa (Editor) ( 9781405170284 )

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THE SOCIOLOGICAL REVIEW MONOGRAPHS 55/2
MARKET DEVICES

By:

Michel Callon (Editor), Yuval Millo (Editor), Fabian Muniesa (Editor)

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JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD

Pub. date:

17 September, 2007

Series:

The Sociological Review Monographs

Pages:

324

Description:

A set of novel contributions exploring the sociology of 'market devices' - the analysis of the various sorts of technical instruments that intervene in the shaping and reshaping of markets.

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A set of novel contributions exploring the sociology of 'market devices' - the analysis of the various sorts of technical instruments that intervene in the shaping and reshaping of markets. * Explores how market devices are set to configure economic calculative capacities and observes the part they play in the marketability of goods and services * Includes a wide array of objects that have been often overlooked in sociological analysis from pricing models to merchandising tools, from trading protocols to aggregate indicators * Analyses the performative aspects of knowledge and expertise needed in adjusting and calibrating marketing devices * Includes original empirical material from the emerging intersection between economic sociology and science and technology studies

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