Values in the Marketplace: The American Stock Market under Federal Securities Law (Sociology & Economics Series) - Softcover

James Burk is professor of sociology at Texas A&M University and was formerly editor of Armed Forces and Society. He is the author of many articles on civil-military relations and editor of Morris Janowitz: On Social Organization and Social Control.

“[T]his book is a valuable examination of the effects of federal law on the organization of the market.”

—Mitchel Y. Abolafia, American Journal of Sociology

“This is a solidly researched, well-written, thoughtful, and engaging book. It is a fine introduction to the dynamics of policy toward the stock market. . . . It is a timely and significant contribution to the growing literature in the sociology of markets.”

—David P. McCaffrey, Contemporary Sociology