Introduction / Ganesh Sitaraman & Anne Alstott -- More than meets the eye : government social provision and the politics of "public options" / Mallory SoRelle & Suzanne Mettler -- The entrpreneurial state : socializing risks and rewards / Mariana Mazzucato & Henry Lishi Li -- Challenges in...

Comprising eight case studies from around the world, this volume investigates the social, political and ethical implications of markets through the specific lens of prices. Drawing on the most recent scholarship in economic anthropology, it represents the first systematic attempt to address...