Henry Farrell

“Social Institutions among Economists in the Wake of the Financial Crisis,” in Economy and Society in Europe: A Relationship in Crisis – eds. Luigi Burroni, Maarten Keune and Gugliemo Mardi

While an economy is always ‘embedded’ in society, the relationship between the two is undergoing profound changes in Europe, resulting in widespread instability which is emphasised by the current crisis. This book analyses these changes, and in particular pressures of intensifying international competition, globalization and financialization within Europe.

Henry Farrell, “Social Institutions among Economists in the Wake of the Financial Crisis,” in Economy and Society in Europe: A Relationship in Crisis eds. Luigi Burroni, Maarten Keune and Gugliemo Mardi (Edward Elgar: 2012).

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