In his latest book, Les Structures sociales de l’économie [The Social Structures of Economy], Pierre Bourdieu observes that economists’ models do not accurately reflect reality. He therefore argues that the discipline should be restructured, taking as the starting point a consideration of the economic actors and the areas that they act upon.
Gérard Dréan accepts this view, but stresses that -although Bourdieu would probably deny it- the proposed approach is closely related to the methodological individualism that lies at the heart of the Austrian School, too frequently forgotten because of its free-market stance…
Reconstruire l'économie. À propos de l'ouvrage de Pierre Bourdieu, Les structures sociales de l'économie
This article is published in Futuribles journal no.258, novembre 2000
