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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
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poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
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Tupperware Home Parties, Shaklee Corporation, Amway, Mary Kay
Cosmetics--theirs is an approach to business that violates many of
the basic tenets of modern American commerce. Yet these direct
selling organizations, fashioned by charismatic leaders and built
upon devoted armies of door-to-door representatives, have grown to
constitute an $8.5 billion a year industry and provide a livelihood
for more than 5 million workers, the vast majority of them women.
The first full-scale study of this industry, Charismatic
Capitalism, revises the standard contention that the
rationalization of social institutions is an inevitable consequence
of advanced capitalism. Nicole Woolsey Biggart argues instead that
less rational organizations built on social networks may actually
be more economically viable.
East Asia's dynamic entrance into the global economy has provided a
fruitful avenue for research in economic sociology. In this
perceptive and timely volume, authors Nicole Woolsey Biggart, Gary
G. Hamilton, and the late Marco Orru theorize Asian capitalism and
analyze the economic organization of East Asia. Presenting
differing dimensions of a Weberian perspective, the authors first
provide a theoretical grounding, then consider capitalism in East
Asia comparatively, and finally contrast the economies of East Asia
and Europe. The Economic Organization of East Asian Capitalism
shows how radically different social and cultural institutions can
lead to economies that are organized and work in remarkably similar
ways. This thought-provoking volume will be essential for students
and professionals in the fields of political science, management,
third world studies, sociology, international relations,
international business, and cross-cultural studies.
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