@article{2016:lane:max_weber_,
title = {Max Weber – Two puzzling questions},
year = {2016},
note = {A theory of globalization cannot bypass the writings of the most
important social scientist, Max Weber. As he mastered all the relevant
disciplines, also philosophy, he advanced comparative theories about
the major civilisations of  the world, emphasizing the scope and range
of the type of social action that he named “instrumental
rationality”. He looked upon “modern capitalism” as the most
developed social system, based upon this type of action, and inquired
into  its root in religion. Today, the global market economy has made
“modern capitalism” or economic rationality universal. Yet, a
major civilizational difference is to be found in the polities of this
world, namely the extent to which they enforce the rule of law, which
- it is argued - is the essence of  Weber’s legal- rational
authority.},
journal = {ZSE Zeitschrift für Staats- und Europawissenschaften | Journal for Comparative Government and European Policy},
pages = {565--579},
author = {Lane, Jan-Erik},
volume = {14},
number = {4}
}