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Applying economic sociology to understand the meaning of “Quality” in food markets
Author(s) -
Allaire Gilles
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.29
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1574-0862
pISSN - 0169-5150
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-0862.2010.00498.x
Subject(s) - economic sociology , meaning (existential) , unpacking , institution , convention , quality (philosophy) , social institution , sociology , economics , positive economics , food marketing , food market , neoclassical economics , social science , marketing , business , epistemology , agriculture , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , biology
This article reviews the concept of the “market” and questions the standard view of the “market” developed by orthodox economic theory. The article highlights how Economic Sociology and Convention Theory is more useful in understanding markets and appreciating markets as social constructs, which are governed by institutions and social orders. This adjustment in the analytical framework to study markets and especially food markets, is useful in unpacking the various dimensions of “quality” in food products and illustrating that “quality” is an institution that is shaped by society and by culture.