{"product_id":"9780745649979","title":"Economic Networks","description":"\u003ch3\u003eEconomy and Society\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eEconomic Networks\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDavid Knoke\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Sociology \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSocial relations are crucial for understanding diverse economic  actions and a network perspective is central to that explanation. Simple  exchanges involving money, labor, and commodities combine into  complexly connected systems. Economic networks span many levels of  analysis, from persons (consumers, employees), to groups (households,  workteams), organizations (corporations, interest groups), populations  (industries, markets) and the rapidly expanding global economic system.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDavid Knoke blends network theories from a range of disciplines and  empirical studies of domestic and international economies to illuminate  how economic activity is embedded in and constrained by social ties  among economic actors. Social capital, in the form of connections to  others holding valuable resources, is vital for finding a job, buying a  car, creating a new industry, or triggering a global financial crisis.  In nontechnical terms the author explicates the core network concepts,  measures, and analysis methods behind these phenomena. The book also  includes many striking network diagrams to provide visual insights into  complex structural patterns.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis accessible book offers an invaluable critique for both  undergraduate and graduate students in economic sociology and social  network analysis courses who seek a better understanding of the  multifaceted economic webs in which we are all entangled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e David Knoke is professor of sociology at the University of Minnesota.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e08 October 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780745649979\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e180\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.32\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379185447052,"sku":"9780745649979","price":65.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780745649979.jpg?v=1780238747","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780745649979","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}