Instructor
- ChangHwan Kim (chkim@ku.edu) Fraser 710
- Office Hours: T 2:00 - 3:00 & W 11:00 - 12:00 (or by appointment)
Syllabus
Assignments
- Assignment 1: Government Action and Embeddedness (Due Oct 6 2009)
- Assignment 2: The Poor and The Rich or Assignment 2': Egalitarian Capitalism (Due Dec 10 2009)
(If you do both Assignment 2 and 2', a maxium 20 points extra credit can be earned.)
Important Terms
- Important Terms for Exam 1 (Sep 22, 2009)
- Important Terms for Exam 2 (Oct 27, 2009)
Additional Readings
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I. Introduction
- Week 1: Smelser & Swedberg. 1994. "The Sociological Perspective on the Economy."
Krugman. 2009. "How Did Economists Get It So Wrong?" - Week 2: Polanyi. 1957. "The Economy as Instituted Process."
Granovetter. 1985. "Economic Action and Social Structure." - Week 3: Portes & Sensenbrenner. 1993. "Embeddedness and Immigration."
II. Markets
- Week 4: Uzzi. 1997. "Social Structure and Competition in Interfirm Networks."
Burt. 2001. "The Social Capital of Structural Holes." - Week 5 & 6: Williamson. 1981. "Transaction Cost Economics."
Charlie Chaplin: Modern Times. (Youtube Videos | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9) - Week 8 & 9: Fourcade & Healy. 2007. "Moral Views of Market Society."
Kidney Market
- Week 10: Sick around the World
- Week 11: Zelizer. 1978. "Human Values and the Market: Life Insurance."
Hamilton & Biggart. 1988. "Market, Culture, and Authority" AJS.
III. Population and Economy
- Week 12: Clark. 2007. "A Farewell to Alms." (NYT Book Review)
- Week 13: Jared Diamond. Guns, Germs and Steel.
(Youtube Videos | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 )
(Full Video: Continous Play of All 18 Clips) - Week 14: Hall & Soskice. 2001. "Varieties of Capitalism."
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- Week 16: Bridges & Nelson. 2001. "Economics and Sociological Approaches to Gender Inequality in Pay."
Race and the Social Contract (NYT: Mar 31, 2008)
World's Poor Pay Price as Crop Research Is Cut (NYT: May 18, 2008)
Page. The Difference (NYT: Jan 8. 2008)
Kim & Sakamoto. 2008. "Does Inequality Increase Productivity?"
Lecture Slides
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I. Introduction
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II. Markets
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III. Population and Economy
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