It is the common end of the most diverse destinies, an ocean into which lives derived from the most diverse social strata flow together. No change, no development, no polarization or breakdown of social life occurs without leaving its residuum in the stratum of poverty. Thus, what makes one poor is not the lack of means. The poor person, sociologically speaking, is the individual who receives a...

A set of measures for Simmelian tie strength, Simmelian brokerage, and, being Simmelianly brokered are introduced. The measures are derived from interpretations of a quote from Simmel (1950). The theoretically most informative measure of Simmelian brokerage is based on a complex value measure of Simmelian tie strength reflected in an Hermitian matrix. Also measures based on weight matrices and ...

The essay starts positioning Simmel as a bridge between the money value theories of Menger and Mises, claiming that his contribution is important in its own right; notably, idea evolves towards more abstract forms society becomes complex. It states this trend exists course has not yet been completed. After that, Menger, Mises are succinctly described, with emphasis on contributions to Mises’ th...