The social meaning of prices. Contributions of phenomenological sociology

LÓPEZ, DANIELA GRISELDA

Schutzian Research

Zeta Books

Lugar: Bucarest; Año: 2018 vol. 10 p. 85 - 106

2067-0621

There is no question that nowadays the phenomenon of prices iscentral to the media and political agenda and is the object of heated debates in the Argentine public arena. However, it is striking that these discussions forget to mention the social conditions in which market actors significantly set and shape prices. Debates focus on price increase and the spontaneous movementsof the supply and demand curves supported by the neoclassical economic perspective,while the market agents that specifically cause such increase fade into the background and the subjective aspects of the phenomenon of price formationare underestimated as a mere manifestation of states of mind or individualpreferences. This article argues that it is possible to criticize the neoclassicalparadigm presuppositions based on the work of Alfred Schutz. His phenomenologicallyoriented sociology takes a critical stand facing the approaches that onlyconsider the movements of the supply and demand curves in price formation,and that put aside the subjective values of the actors in the market. It is held thatin line with the sociology of valuation, Schutz s perspective resumes the inquiryaround the intersubjective structures of meaning showing the importance of histhought to help us think about present-day problems. SCHUTZIAN RESEARCH (ISSN: 2067-0621 ISSN Online 2248-1907)Indizada en: CEEOL, EBSCO, Google Books, Philosophy Documentation Center.MIAR 2021: ICDS 6.1. Grupo B. Clasificación CIRC. 2021. http://www.zetabooks.com/journals/schutzian-research.html?limit=all