Max Weber on the Rise of Rational Capitalism

In the episode, I outline Max Weber's idea of modern, rational capitalism. What defines it and what makes it rational? References:Carruthers, B. G., & Espeland, W. N. (1991). Accounting for Rationality: Double-Entry Bookkeeping and the Rhetoric of Economic Rationality. American Journal of Sociology, 97(1), 31–69.Hall, P. A., & Soskice, D. (2001). Varieties of Capitalism: The Institutional Foundations of Comparative Advantage. Oxford University Press.Swedberg, Richard (1998). Max Weber and the Idea of Economic Sociology. Princeton University Press. Weber, Max (2019). Economy and Society. A New Translation by Keith Tribe. Harvard University Press.Weber, Max (2002). The Protestant Ethic and the "Spirit" of Capitalism. Translated by Peter Baehr and Gordon C. Wells. Penguin.Weber, Max (1961): General Economic History. Translated by Frank H. Knight. New York: Collier Books