TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dolfsma,Wilfred
TI  - Institutional economics and the formation of preferences: the advent of pop music 
T2  - New horizons in institutional and evolutionary economics
SN  - 1843762331
AV  - ML3470 .D64 2004
U1  - 306.48424 22
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Northampton, Mass.
PB  - Edward Elgar Publishing
KW  - Popular music
KW  - Economic aspects
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Institutional economics
KW  - Economics
KW  - Sociological aspects
KW  - Consumers
KW  - Psychology
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1; The amazing advent of pop music --; 2; How not to explain the advent of pop music --; 3; Consuming symbolic goods --; 4; Radio and magazines : valuing pop music through institutional changes --; 5; Consuming pop music/constructing a life world --; 6; The social construction of value --; 7; Conclusion : forming preferences, valuing pop music
N2  - "This study offers both an explanation of the formation of preferences and a significant elaboration of the economic theory of institutional change. It will engage and enlighten scholars and students of the social sciences, especially those with an interest in consumption, institutional economics, cultural studies and sociology."--BOOK JACKET
ER  -