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Talcott Parsons' Economic Sociology
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Abstract Talcott Parsons' important legacy in the field of economic sociology still remains underestimated. The paper pays Parsons his due, without avoiding criticism. The paper focuses on his most mature work in this field, i.e. "Economy and Society", co-authored with Neil Smelser. Many weaknesses in Parson... view more
Talcott Parsons' important legacy in the field of economic sociology still remains underestimated. The paper pays Parsons his due, without avoiding criticism. The paper focuses on his most mature work in this field, i.e. "Economy and Society", co-authored with Neil Smelser. Many weaknesses in Parsonian approach are rooted in his methodological outlook, in particular his anti-empricism that leads him to prefer conceptual methods over the facts, which preference, in turn, is responsible for many substantive omissions and errors Parsons commits. Nevertheless, some of his ideas, such as an input-output paradigm, or even his famous AGIl scheme have proved to be mor fruitful. Many critical points made by Parsons' opponents are, therefore, found to be irrelevant or misplaced. This refers in particular to an interesting and innovative in a number of respects theory of money.... view less
Keywords
Parsons, T.; system theory; AGIL scheme; monetary theory; economic sociology
Classification
General Sociology, Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Sociology, Sociological Theories
Sociology of Economics
Free Keywords
AGIL; Economic Sociology; Methodological Formalism; Symbolic Media
Document language
English
Publication Year
2014
Page/Pages
p. 20-40
Journal
International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences (2014) 13
ISSN
2300-2697
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed