Market as narrative and character: For a cultural sociology of economic life

Journal of Cultural Economy

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 477-488

  Alexander, Jeffrey C ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bernanke; Economic sociology; Keynes; Market; Narrative; Strong program in cultural sociology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859493555     PISSN: 17530350     EISSN: 17530369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17530350.2011.609717     Document Type: Article

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