Deciphering Markets and Money

Deciphering Markets and Money, Volume 1, provides a detailed sociological analysis of economic phenomena and institutions. This work in the business and economics category examines the relationship between sociology and neoclassical economics, challenging traditional reasoning to explore the social conditions of an economic order based on money and commodity exchange.

The text focuses on the comparability and commensuration of economic objects within the field of finance. It argues that markets require procedural or aesthetic devices to function, as quality uncertainty could otherwise lead to market collapse. By comparing financial markets to those of consumer goods, the author demonstrates the social constitution of these systems. This scholarly volume from Saint Philip Street Press offers a rigorous perspective on how social structures shape modern economic activity.