Models of Capitalism: Debating Strengths and Weaknesses (Elgar Mini Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1840644400 ISBN 13: 9781840644401

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2002

Synopsis

With socialism apparently a speck (or specter) on the horizon, what dominates capitalist discussions now is how best to restructure national/regional capitalisms into their most competitive form. These 63 reprints of articles from numerous books and from such journals as New Left Review and Journal of Social History are organized into 12 sections addressing typologies of national systems and sub-systems, Japanese capitalism, East Asian industrialization, German and Swedish models, European welfare capitalism, and the liberal capitalisms of the US and UK. Articles include Barbara Stallings and Wolfgang Streeck on conflicting capitalisms in the US, Europe, and the UK; Alice Amsden on third world industrialization; and David Coates focuses on the UK in models of capitalism in the "new world order." Each volume carries its own introduction and index of person's names. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About this title

About the Author

David Coates, Worrell Professor of Anglo-American Studies, Wake Forest University, North Carolina

Review

`Gathered together in this collection are all the main scholarly contributions to a set of crucial debates concerning the degree of convergence and divergence in the trajectory of modern capitalism, and the viability of different models of capitalism. Scholars working at the boundaries of political science, economics and sociology will find this three-volume collection indispensable for both research and teaching purposes.' -- Chris Howell, Oberlin College, US

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1840644400
• ISBN 13: 9781840644401
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 1680
• Editor: Coates David