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Subject(s)

• Trade associations—United States [Browse]
• Business anthropology—United States [Browse]
• Economics—United States—Sociological aspects [Browse]
• Capitalism—Social aspects—United States [Browse]

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Solidarity, strategy, and the meaning of business
• A new view of American business associations. "Unstable, redundant, and limited": the puzzle of American business associations ; Stable, diverse, and minimal: contemporary business associations and cultural production
• American business associations as cultural institutions. "Meet the movers and the shakers of the industry": the social construction of business interests ; "A special camaraderie with colleagues": presuming and producing solidarity
• American business associations and economic action. "To grow the industry": business associations and economic interests ; "The highest level of professional recognition": business associations and technical excellence
• American business associations in politics. "A voice for the industry": business associations and political interests ; "A tense and permeable boundary": business associations in the civil sphere ; The power of business culture.

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ISBN

• 9780226769561 (cloth : alkaline paper)
• 0226769569 (cloth : alkaline paper)
• 9780226769578 (paperback : alkaline paper)
• 0226769577 (paperback : alkaline paper)

LCCN

2011050359

OCLC

756577776

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