{"product_id":"9783658451783","title":"Economics as a Social Science Civil Society and Its Money","description":"\u003ch3\u003eSpringer Studies in Alternative Economics\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eEconomics as a Social Science\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCivil Society and Its Money\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRaimund Dietz\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics \/ Economics \/ Theory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis book places economic theory on a new foundation: it explains the economy through the social relations people establish with one another through exchange and money. Raimund Dietz accomplishes this by moving from a dyadic to a triadic theoretical architecture. The dyadic thinking prevalent in mainstream economics examines how subjects use scarce means. The triadic perspective, by contrast, starts from the nexus between autonomous subjects who relate to each other through exchange and money. A theory of individual economizing thus becomes a theory of the economy.\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003eTaking exchange as the fundamental social operation, Dietz develops economics as catallactics—a theory of the social order constituted through exchange. Money assumes the central place in this theory that its significance for modern civil society demands. This shift in perspective enables a fundamental reformulation of value theory and monetary theory and offers a new understanding of the relationships between market and state, capitalism and socialism, and freedom and social order.\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003eFrom his analysis of money as a social medium, the author also draws implications for the design of the monetary order. He explains why the creation of symbolic money should be a public prerogative entrusted exclusively to the central bank.\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe book addresses economists, social scientists, and policymakers, as well as anyone seeking to understand the interconnections between economy and society and to help shape their future.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRaimund Dietz is a social scientist and money philosopher. He worked at the Vienna Institute for Comparative Economic Studies as an expert on socialism and transformation till 1997, as well as a coach and trainer, and was an advisor to Eastern European governments.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e02 October 2025\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Fachmedien Wiesbaden\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783658451783\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e277\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53294107197580,"sku":"9783658451783","price":125.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783658451783.tif?v=1791398141","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783658451783","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}