Contents
Contributors
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Networks and Markets: Concepts for Bridging Disciplines / James E. Rauch and Gary G. Hamilton
Chapter 2. Bandwidth and Echo: Trust, Information, and Gossip in Social Networks / Ronald S. Burt
Discussion: Another View of Trust and Gossip / Joel Sobel
Chapter 3. The Organization of the Taiwanese and South Korean Economies: A Comparative Equilibrium Analysis / Robert C. Feenstra, Gary G. Hamilton, and Deng-Shing Huang
Discussion: Stability, Efficiency and the National Organization of Production / Neil Fligstein
Chapter 4. Market Organization and Individual Behavior: Evidence from Fish Markets / Alan Kirman
Discussion: Comments and Further Thoughts on "Market Organization and Individual Behavior" / Alessandra Casella
Chapter 5. Organizational Genesis, Identity, and Control: The Transformation of Banking in Renaissance Florence / John F. Padgett
Discussion: Comments and Further Thoughts on "Organizational Genesis, Identity, and Control: The Transformation of Banking in Renaissance Florence" / Gregory Besharov and Avner Greif
Chapter 6. Black Ties Only? Ethnic Business Networks, Intermediaries, and African American Retail Entrepreneurship / James E. Rauch
Discussion: Ethnic Ties and Entrepreneurship: Comment on "Black Ties Only? Ethnic Business Networks, Intermediaries, and African American Retail Entrepreneurship" / Marta Tienda and Rebeca Raijman
Chapter 7. Concluding Remarks: Questions for Policy / Alessandra Casella
Index