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The “Iron Cage” and the “Shell as Hard as Steel”: Parsons, Weber, and the Stahlhartes Gehäuse Metaphor in the Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism">
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The “Iron Cage” and the “Shell as Hard as Steel”: Parsons, Weber, and the Stahlhartes Gehäuse Metaphor in the Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism">Peter Baehr (2001): The “Iron Cage” and the “Shell as Hard as Steel”: Parsons, Weber, and the Stahlhartes Gehäuse Metaphor in the Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism

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Globalization: What Did Paul Krugman Miss?

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Weekend reading: “race and place” edition

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Trump is about to launch a trade war with no way out">Should-Read: Shawn Donnan: Trump is about to launch a trade war with no way out

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A Question I Asked a Much Shorter Version of…

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A Question About the Future of Work…

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Economics failed us before the global crisis">Should-Read: Martin Wolf: Economics failed us before the global crisis

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Why Money Managers Are Paid So Much Is a Mystery">Should-Read: Noah Smith: Why Money Managers Are Paid So Much Is a Mystery

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Test Case – Charlie’s Diary">Should-Read: Charlie Stross: Test Case – Charlie’s Diary