{"product_id":"the-worth-of-goods-valuation-and-pricing-in-the-economy-paperback","title":"The Worth of Goods: Valuation and Pricing in the Economy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJens Beckert\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003ePatrik Aspers\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow do we place value on goods--and, importantly, why? Valuation and pricing are core issues in the market economy, but understanding of these concepts and their interrelation is weak. In response, \u003cem\u003eThe Worth of Goods\u003c\/em\u003e takes a sociological approach to the perennial but timely question of what makes a product valuable. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStructured in three parts, it first examines value in the broader sense--moral values and how they are formed, and the relations between economic and non-economic values-- discussing such matters as the value of an oil spill, the price of a scientific paper, value in ethical consumption, and imaginative value. The second part discusses the issues surrounding valuation in aesthetic markets, specifically wine, fashion models, art, and the creative industries. The third part analyzes valuation in financial markets--credit rating agencies, stock exchange markets, and industrial production. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis pioneering volume brings together leading social scientists to provide a range of theoretical tools and case studies for understanding price and the creation of value in markets within social and cultural contexts and preconditions. It is an important source for scholars in economics, sociology, anthropology, and political science interested in how markets work, and how value is established.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJens Beckert is Director of the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies in Cologne and Professor of Sociology at the University of Cologne. He has held visiting positions at Princeton University, Harvard University, Cornell University, the European University Institute, and Sciences Po in Paris. The main focus of his research is economic sociology with a special emphasis on markets, organization studies, the sociology of inheritance and social theory. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eBeyond the Market: the Social Foundations of Economic Efficiency\u003c\/em\u003e (Princeton University Press 2002) and \u003cem\u003eInherited Wealth\u003c\/em\u003e (Princeton University Press 2008). His articles have been published in journals such as \u003cem\u003eTheory \u0026amp; Society, Sociological Theory, Organization Studies\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eEuropean Journal of Sociology\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePatrik Aspers holds a PhD in Sociology from Stockholm University (2001). He has been resident at institutions such as Harvard University, Columbia University, the London School of Economics, and the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies in Cologne. He has chaired the economic sociology research network of the European Sociological Association, and is President of the Swedish Sociological Association. The main focus of his research is on economic sociology, especially markets. He has published two books on markets: \u003cem\u003eMarkets in Fashion: A Phenomenological Approach\u003c\/em\u003e (2nd. ed. Routledge 2006) and \u003cem\u003eOrderly Fashion: A Sociology of Markets\u003c\/em\u003e (Princeton University Press 2010). Aspers has written on classical economists such as Alfred Marshall and Vilfredo Pareto, and published in journals such as the \u003cem\u003eJournal of Economic Geography\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTheory and Society\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 05, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52288528810258,"sku":"9780199594658","price":133.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/cWI0M1RHQmo4RzFxbVgzZ1RIcER1QT09.webp?v=1779382391","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/the-worth-of-goods-valuation-and-pricing-in-the-economy-paperback","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}