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Markets and Classifications - Constructing Market Orders in the Digital Age: An Introduction
Märkte und Klassifikationen - die Konstruktion von Marktordnungen im digitalen Zeitalter. Eine Einführung
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Abstract In this special issue of Historical Social Research markets are considered as observable constellations of exchange and competition structured by classification and valuation procedures. Such a classification perspective on markets not only links the economy to culture by highlighting the role of a ... view more
In this special issue of Historical Social Research markets are considered as observable constellations of exchange and competition structured by classification and valuation procedures. Such a classification perspective on markets not only links the economy to culture by highlighting the role of a cognitive order for the engagement in economic action, but it also clarifies the moral character of markets. The introduction to this HSR Special Issue contextualizes this market perspective by first placing it in relation to disciplinary discontinuities in the sociological study of the economy, by outlining its new topicality arising from digital technologies, by discussing principal limitations or fallacies of classifications and measurements and, finally, by introducing the contributions of this special issue.... view less
Keywords
classification; market organization; morality; economic action; market
Classification
Sociology of Economics
Free Keywords
market classifications; market sociology; market order; categorization; measurement; digitalization
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 7-22
Journal
Historical Social Research, 42 (2017) 1
Issue topic
Markets and Classifications: Categorizations and Valuations as Social Processes Structuring Markets
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.42.2017.1.7-22
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed