Network Theories and Political Economy: From Attrition to Convergence?

摘要: This chapter reviews the recent polarisation of debates in agrofood and rural studies, particular opposition between network (social relations, actor-network) political economy analyses. It explores contributions different approaches draws on French convention regulation traditions, which provide alternative guidelines for confronting micro–macro tensions. Networks have similarly assumed analytical centrality new institutional economics subsequent elaborations Williamsonian transaction costs paradigm involved an approximation to some central tenets social analysis. Alternative traditions analysis (Global Value Chains (GVC), Global Production Networks) are now making important contribution studies. A distinctive feature these analysts is their overture networks, actor-network, theory effort capture multiple dimensions economic power coordination. The possibilities a fruitful convergence apparently conflicting best captured emergence concept “netchain”. At same time, intractability values absorption within transactions suggests need move forward focus tensions netchains movements type network, global policy network.