{"product_id":"9783032219152","title":"Social Economies: How Society Shapes and is Shaped by Economic Thinking","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSocial Economies: How Society Shapes and is Shaped by Economic Thinking\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eHadsell, Lester\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eWhat are the limits \u003cspan class=\"markaoudpa3lh\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\"\u003eof\u003c\/span\u003e markets? What moral responsibilities do businesses have? To what extent is individual \u003cspan class=\"mark9byi85s5u\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\"\u003eeconomic\u003c\/span\u003e success shaped by personal effort versus \u003cspan class=\"markc87t1gnlo\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\"\u003esocial\u003c\/span\u003e factors?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"markc87t1gnlo\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\"\u003eSocial\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"mark9byi85s5u\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\"\u003eEconomie\u003c\/span\u003es\u003c\/em\u003e, Lester Hadsell examines these questions across twenty clear chapters, analyzing the connections between economies and society. Drawing on research from \u003cspan class=\"mark9byi85s5u\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\"\u003eeconomic\u003c\/span\u003es, sociology, psychology, philosophy, and biological sciences, the book frames economies as networks \u003cspan class=\"markaoudpa3lh\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\"\u003eof\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"markc87t1gnlo\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\"\u003esocial\u003c\/span\u003e and biological relationships rather than as isolated technical systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart I explores how values influence views \u003cspan class=\"markaoudpa3lh\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\"\u003eof\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"mark9byi85s5u\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\"\u003eeconomic\u003c\/span\u003e systems, contrasting mainstream \u003cspan class=\"mark9byi85s5u\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\"\u003eeconomic\u003c\/span\u003es with Marxist, feminist, ecological, and Buddhist perspectives. It concludes that no single “\u003cspan class=\"mark9byi85s5u\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\"\u003eeconomic\u003c\/span\u003e way \u003cspan class=\"markaoudpa3lh\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\"\u003eof\u003c\/span\u003e thinking” exists and considers how far market principles should extend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart II addresses the goals societies pursue through their \u003cspan class=\"mark9byi85s5u\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\"\u003eeconomic\u003c\/span\u003e systems. Topics include alternatives to growth, \u003cspan class=\"mark9byi85s5u\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\"\u003eeconomic\u003c\/span\u003e freedom, and the responsibilities \u003cspan class=\"markaoudpa3lh\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\"\u003eof\u003c\/span\u003e businesses to customers, workers, suppliers, and communities. Two chapters examine \u003cspan class=\"mark9byi85s5u\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\"\u003eeconomic\u003c\/span\u003e inequality, tracing its persistence across generations to \u003cspan class=\"markc87t1gnlo\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\"\u003esocial\u003c\/span\u003e and biological factors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart III analyzes \u003cspan class=\"markc87t1gnlo\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\"\u003esocial\u003c\/span\u003e influences on economies—norms, customs, family, religion, and community—through \u003cspan class=\"mark9byi85s5u\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\"\u003eeconomic\u003c\/span\u003e and sociological perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy integrating insights from multiple disciplines,\u003cem\u003e \u003cspan class=\"markc87t1gnlo\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\"\u003eSocial\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"mark9byi85s5u\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\"\u003eEconomie\u003c\/span\u003es\u003c\/em\u003e provides readers with tools to analyze economies not as isolated mechanisms but as components \u003cspan class=\"markaoudpa3lh\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\"\u003eof\u003c\/span\u003e the complex \u003cspan class=\"markc87t1gnlo\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\"\u003esocial\u003c\/span\u003e fabric.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2026-06-02\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783032219152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 330\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46313900441740,"sku":"9783032219152","price":107.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032219152.jpg?v=1778009983","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783032219152","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}