* _Theory of Collective Behavior_ (1962)
* _Social Structure and Mobility in Economic Development_ (1966)
* _Essays in Sociological Explanation_ (1968)
* _The Sociology of Economic Life_ (1976)
* _Comparative Methods in the Social Sciences_ (1976)
* _The Language of Sociology: Its Genesis and Meaning_ (1978)
* _Theory of Social Movements_ (1992, 2001)
* _Social Change in the Industrial Revolution_: An Application of Theory to the Lancashire Cotton Industry, 1770-1840 (1959, 1994)
* _Economy and Society: Theories in Comparative and Historical Analysis_ (1998, 2010)
* _Handbook of Economic Sociology_ (2003, 2nd edition, 2005, 3rd edition, 2013)
* _The Blackwell Companion to Social Movements_ (2005, 2nd edition, 2010, 3rd edition, 2016)
* _The Sociology of Economic Development_ (1997, 2nd edition, 2010)
Articles
* "Mechanisms of Social Change" (1963)
* "The Modernization of Social Relations" (1964)
* "Toward a General Theory of Social Change" (1968)
* "Comparative Methods in the Social Sciences" (1976)
* "The Language of Sociology: Its Genesis and Meaning" (1978)
* "Economic Rationality and Class Structure: An Essay in Sociological Theory" (1984)
* "From Economy to Society: A Cultural Theory of Economic Development" (1988)
* "Economic Sociology in America: Past and Present" (1991)
* "Trust, Social Capital, and Economic Development: A Survey of the Literature" (1997)
* "Culture and Economic Development: A New Perspective on the Relationship Between Culture and Economy" (2000)
* "The Changing Role of the University in Economic Development" (2005)
* "Economic Sociology: A Critical Introduction" (2010)
* "The Future of Economic Sociology: A Reflexive Essay" (2013)