Economization, part 2: A research programme for the study of markets

Economy and Society

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-32

  Çalişkan, Koray ^a   Callon, Michel ^b  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Anthropology; Economization; Economy; Market; Marketization; Sociology

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; ECONOMICS; MARKET; RESEARCH PROGRAM;

EID: 77749267473     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03085140903424519     Document Type: Review

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