Berghahn has published the paperback edition of Markets and civil society

January 2014

Berghahn Books has decided to publish the paperback edition of Markets and civil society: The European experience in comparative perspective, a book edited by Víctor Pérez-Díaz. The hardback edition was published in 2009, and resulted from the works of the European Civil Society Network (CiSoNet), in which Víctor Pérez-Díaz led the Conference on Markets and Civil Society in Europe.

Contents

Acknowledgements

Editors Preface

Chapter 1. Introduction: Markets, civil societies and the political space (Víctor Pérez-Díaz)

PART I: MARKETS, CIVIL SOCIETY AND POLITICS

Chapter 2. Markets as conversations: Markets' contribution to civility, the public sphere and civil society at large (Víctor Pérez-Díaz)

Chapter 3. An entrepreneurial theory of social and cultural chance (Peter J. Boettke and Christopher J. Coyne)

Chapter 4. Civil society elements in European court systems: Towards a comparative analysis and a reference to an economic point of view (Stefan Voigt)

Chapter 5. Dispute resolution systems and global markets: why arbitration? (Javier Díez-Hochleitner and Jesús Remón)

PART II: CIVIL SOCIETY IN TRANSITIONS TO, AND CONSOLIDATIONS OF, MARKET ECONOMIES AND LIBERAL POLITICS

Chapter 6. Consumer credit and society in transition countries (Akos Rona-Tas)

Chapter 7. The politics of civic combinations (Laszlo Bruszt and Balazs Vedres)

Chapter 8. Informal intermediaries and civic organizations in state-business relationships in Russia (Irina Olimpieva)

Chapter 9. Enterpreneurs, consumers and civility: The case of Poland (Andrzej Rychard)

Chapter 10. Conclusions and suggestions for further research (Víctor Pérez-Díaz)

Notes on contributors

Bibliography

Index