Richard Swedberg

Richard Swedberg is a Swedish sociologist at Cornell University. Swedberg has been a contributor to developing a sociological approach to the analysis of the economy.

This "new economic sociology" draws on the sociology of organizations—as well as on Max Weber. He has written on the works of Weber and Schumpeter in particular. His edited work includes (with Neil Smelser) "Handbook of Economic Sociology" (1994, 2005) and on Capitalism (with Victor Nee). He is considered an expert on Max Weber and Schumpeter

References

* [http://www.soc.cornell.edu/faculty/swedberg.shtml Cornell University Faculty Page]
* [http://www.soc.cornell.edu/cvs/swedberg.pdf Curriculum Vitae of Richard Swedberg]
* [http://www.soc.cornell.edu/faculty/swedberg/ Online papers of Richard Swedberg]