ABSTRACT

In this major new collection, leading experts explore the multidisciplinary connections between technology and economy, drawing on new convergences between economic sociology and science and technology studies. Through theoretical and empirical studies, the authors investigate:

* economics and economic knowledges as technologies
* the economies as socio-technical arrangements
* the nature of innovation
* the role of technological mediations in representing and performing economies.

This revealing book, ideal for those with an interest in contemporary social theory, interrogates the evidence for the contemporary claims about the emergence of the ‘new economy’ and ‘knowledge-based economies’ and sheds new light on the relationship between economy and culture.

chapter |27 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|15 pages

From calculation to alienation

Disentangling economic abstractions

chapter 5|21 pages

Technology, politics and the market

An interview with Michel Callon

chapter 6|20 pages

From pipes to scopes

The flow architecture of financial markets

chapter 8|18 pages

Performing finance

The industry, the media and its image

chapter 9|18 pages

The objectivity of the brand

Marketing, law and sociology