Varieties of Capitalism (the Institutional Foundations of Comparative Advantage)

Peter A Hall

ISBN 10: 0199247749 / ISBN 13: 9780199247745

Published by Oxford University Press (UK) Nov 2001, 2001

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Neuware - What are the most important differences among national economies Is globalization forcing nations to converge on an Anglo-American model What explains national differences in social and economic policy This pathbreaking work outlines a new approach to these questions. It highlights the role of business in national economies and shows that there is more than one path to economic success. The book sets a new intellectual agenda for everyone interested in relations between politics, economics, and business.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Varieties of Capitalism (the Institutional Foundations of Comparative Advantage)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press (UK) Nov 2001
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199247749
• ISBN 13: 9780199247745
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 242W x 169H x 37D millimeters 242 millimeters width by 169 millimeters height by 37 millimeters depth
• Weight: 912 grams

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Synopsis

What are the most important differences among national economies? Is globalization forcing nations to converge on an Anglo-American model? What explains national differences in social and economic policy? This pathbreaking work outlines a new approach to these questions. It highlights the role of business in national economies and shows that there is more than one path to economic success. The book sets a new intellectual agenda for everyone interested in relations between politics, economics, and business.

About the Author

Peter A. Hall is Frank G. Thomson Professor of Government and Harvard College Professor at Harvard University where he is also the Director of the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies. He is the author or editor of several books and many articles on European politics, policy-making, and comparative political economy. His work has received numerous awards including the Woodrow Wilson Award for the best book in political science published in 1986 and the Luebbert Award for the best article in comparative politics published in 1998. David Soskice is Research Professor of Political Science at Duke University and Adjunct Research Professor at the School for Social Sciences of the Australian National University. He is Emeritus Fellow in Economics at University College, Oxford, and on leave from the Wissenschaftszentrum für Sozialforschung in Berlin (WZB) where he has been Director of the Research Unit on Employment and Economic Change since 1990. He is the author or editor of several books and many articles on comparative political economy, macroeconomics, and labor economics.