Markets and Civil Society

Victor Pérez-Díaz received his Ph D from Harvard University and is now Professor of Sociology at the Complutense University of Madrid and Director of the ASP Research Center. He has been a visiting professor of government at Harvard University, MIT, University of California at San Diego, the SciencesPo, and New York University. His recent books include The Return Of Civil Society (Harvard, 1993), Spain at the Crossroads (Harvard, 1999), and La Lezione Spagnola (Il Mulino, 2003).

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Editors Preface



Chapter 1. Introduction: Markets, civil societies and the political space

Victor Pérez-Díaz



PART I: MARKETS, CIVIL SOCIETY AND POLITICS



Chapter 2. Markets as conversations: Markets' contribution to civility, the public sphere and civil society at large

Chapter 3. An entrepreneurial theory of social and cultural chance

Chapter 4. Civil society elements in European court systems: Towards a comparative analysis and a reference to an economic point of view

Chapter 5. Dispute resolution systems and global markets: why arbitration?



PART II: CIVIL SOCIETY IN TRANSITIONS TO, AND CONSOLIDATIONS OF, MARKET ECONOMIES AND LIBERAL POLITICS



Chapter 6. Consumer credit and society in transition countries

Chapter 7. The politics of civic combinations

Chapter 8. Informal intermediaries and civic organizations in state-business relationships in Russia

Chapter 9. Enterpreneurs, consumers and civility: The case of Poland

Chapter 10. Conclusions and suggestions for further research



Notes on contributors

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