On Justification
Boltanski, Luc / Thévenot, Laurent / Porter, Catherine
Boltanski and Thvenot's "On Justification" is one of the most important contributions to the field of economic sociology in the past decade. It does not fit neatly into any of the major theoretical perspectives that currently dominate the field--institutionalism, organizational ecology, network analysis, rational choice, or transaction-cost economics. But precisely because it is so original, it has great potential to chart new territory and en...