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born 1937 Sweden

Tom R. Burns (born 1937) is an American/Swedish sociologist, Professor Emeritus of sociology at the University of Uppsala in Sweden and founder of the Uppsala Theory Circle.

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Markets are social organizations, structured and regulated by more or less well-defined social rule systems.

The shaping of social organization (1987)

There are two basic ways market organization is brought about... Some combination of the two is usual the case

The shaping of social organization (1987)

In the most abstract sense, a system is a set of objects together with relationships among the objects. Such a definition implies that a system has properties, functions, and dynamics distinct from its constituent objects and relationships.

Systems theories (2006)

In sum, social actors knowledgeably and actively use, interpret and implement rule systems. They also creatively reform and transform them. In such ways they bring about institutional innovation and transformation and shape the ‘deep structures’ of human history.

The shaping of social organization (1987)

Social actors knowledgeably and actively use, interpret and implement rule systems. They also creatively reform and transform them. In such ways they bring about institutional innovation and transformation and shape the ‘deep structures’ of society.

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