If by "social economics" you mean "economic sociology", there is a large
and very interesting literature out there. A recent survey that I've
dipped into is THE HANDBOOK OF ECONOMIC SOCIOLOGY edited by Smelser and
Swedberg (Princeton U P, 1994).
Peter Dorman
I second Max Sawicky's suggestion,
Or you could ask some progressive sociologists with knowledge of
economics for directions, such as Fred Block.
Block discusses his approach to "economic sociology" in the intro to his
_Postindustrial Possibilities: a Critique of Economic Discourse_ (1990,
