The Passions and the Interests

The Passions and the Interests

Editorial Reviews
Robert Wuthnow, American Journal of Sociology
Hirschman's volume stands as a principal contribution to the growing literature that is beginning to reshape our understanding of the legitimating beliefs undergirding the rise of the modern market economy.

Nannerl O. Keohane, Journal of Interdisciplinary History
A fresh and exciting argument of a fascinating thesis.

The Passions and the Interests

The Passions and the Interests,Albert O. Hirschman,Princeton University Press,0691015988,Business / Economics / Finance,Capitalism,Economic History,History,Intellectual History,Intellectual life,Political Science,Politics/International Relations,Public Policy - Economic Policy,Business & Economics / Economic History,Capitalist or free market economies,Conservatism & right-of-centre democratic ideologies,Economics,History of ideas, intellectual history,Political Philosophy,Political Science and International Relations,Political science & theory,Sociology

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