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Berghahn Books Markets and Civil Society The European Experience in Comparative Perspective 2009 Edition by Victor Perez-diaz
The nature of the currently emerging European society, which includes the economic and social transformation of Eastern and Central European countries, has been hotly debated. At its center is the relationship between markets and civil society within political and social contexts. The contributors to this volume offer perspectives from various disciplines (the social sciences, conceptual history, law, economics) and from several European countries in order to explore the ways in which markets influence various forms of civil society, such as individual freedom, social cohesion, economic effectiveness and democratic governance, and influence the construction of a civil society in a broader sense. Table of contents :- AcknowledgementsEditors PrefaceChapter 1. Introduction: Markets, civil societies and the political spaceVictor Perez-DiazPART I: MARKETS, CIVIL SOCIETY AND POLITICSChapter 2. Markets as conversations: Markets' contribution to civility, the public sphere and civil society at largeChapter 3. An entrepreneurial theory of social and cultural chanceChapter 4. Civil society elements in European court systems: Towards a comparative analysis and a reference to an economic point of viewChapter 5. Dispute resolution systems and global markets: why arbitration?PART II: CIVIL SOCIETY IN TRANSITIONS TO, AND CONSOLIDATIONS OF, MARKET ECONOMIES AND LIBERAL POLITICSChapter 6. Consumer credit and society in transition countriesChapter 7. The politics of civic combinationsChapter 8. Informal intermediaries and civic organizations in state-business relationships in RussiaChapter 9. Enterpreneurs, consumers and civility: The case of PolandChapter 10. Conclusions and suggestions for further researchNotes on contributorsBibliographyIndex