David Barnhizer (Cleveland State) and Daniel D. Barnhizer (Michigan State): Political Economy, Capitalism and the Rule of Law. Tim Krieger and Daniel Meierrieks (Freiburg): Political Capitalism: The Interaction between Income Inequality, Economic Freedom and Democracy. The first chapter from Capitalism: A Short History by Jurgen Kocka. From the ASA Economic Sociology Section Newsletter, Marion Fourcade interviews Wolfgang Streeck on states and markets. Brad DeLong on a powerful intellectual stumbling block: The belief that the market can only be failed. Faith in an unregulated free market? Don’t fall for it. Noah Smith on how free trade is no longer a no-brainer. The introduction to The Butterfly Defect: How Globalization Creates Systemic Risks, and What to Do about It by Ian Goldin and Mike Mariathasan. What would the world look like if everybody had everything they wanted or needed? Felix Salmon on how Star Trek’s Utopia is already here.
