Economy and Society: genealogy, structure and thematic coherence

Authors

  • José Luis Villacañas Berlanga Universidad Complutense de Madrid
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/sh.578431
Keywords: Economy and Society, School of National Economy, Austrian School of Economics, Capitalism, Sociological Theory

Abstract

In his work as coordinator of the collective book Grundiss der Sozialökonomik, as well as in his contribution as author, which we know today as Economy and Society, Weber tried to make the methods and intellectual currents of his time compatible and integrated. He resolved the tension between the two dominant schools, the Prussian-inspired School of National Economy and the Austrian School of Economics, linked to the English tradition of classical economic analysis. Weber's aspiration was to understand the abstract method in a way that was not incompatible with the social-historical method. This tension between theory and history is the key, as analysed in this article, to understanding Weber's entire conceptual evolution and decisive for understanding the meaning of the final version of Economy and Society.

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Published
28-07-2023
How to Cite
Villacañas Berlanga, J. L. (2023). Economy and Society: genealogy, structure and thematic coherence. Historical Sociology, 12(1), 19–43. https://doi.org/10.6018/sh.578431