Max Weber’s Sociological Thoughts on the Economy

Andrea Maurer is a full Professor of Sociology at Trier University, Germany. She has published widely in the fields of economic sociology, new institutionalism and sociological theory.

Introduction: Max Weber’s sociological thought on the economy

Andrea Maurer



Part I Weber’s sociology



1. Max Weber: an academic life

Keith Tribe



2. The Sociology of Max Weber: background, foundation and perspectives on the economy

Andrea Maurer



3. Weber’s contribution to social science methodology and empirical social research

Alexander Betz and Stefanie Eifler



Part II A sociological perspective on capitalism



4. Weber’s historical studies on economic forms and institutions

Hinnerk Bruhns



5. The ethical systems of religions and the transformation of capitalism

Christian Etzrodt



6. Max Weber's social economics and the case of central banks

Sam Whimster



Part III Central analytical concepts and their current use



7. Rulership and its organization: nuanced organizational concepts in Weber’s thought

Robert Jungmann



8. Max Weber and the “bodenständige” life conduct: Views on a German town

Barbara Thériault



9. Statecraft, soulcraft and money-craft: Max Weber’s genealogy of Homo economicus

Sung Ho Kim