Tom R. Burns (1937) sociólogo estadounidense
«Markets are social organizations, structured and regulated by more or less well-defined social rule systems.»
Fuente: Burns, Tom R.; Flam, Helena. The shaping of social organization: social rule system theory with applications. Editores Tom R. Burns, Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study in the Social Sciences. Edición ilustrada. Editorial Sage Publications, 1987. ISBN 9780803980273.