Varieties of Capitalism over Time

This book looks at how varieties of capitalism emerge over time and across different geographies, and is comprised of submissions from scholars around the globe. Covering a wide range of territories including Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia across both the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, this edited volume considers the roles that the state and business working together play in the emergence of different economic systems. Whilst most analyses focus on identifying different types of capitalism, the chapters in this volume instead focus on how these different types develop, the drivers of their emergence, and the people and organisations behind the developments. The geographical spread of analyses allows the reader to delve into how different countries have managed and even created their economic systems providing comparative insights into our understanding of how different national economic models develop over time.

This book was originally published as a special issue of Business History.

Niall G. MacKenzie is Professor of Entrepreneurship and Business History at Adam Smith Business School at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

Andrew Perchard is Professor of Industry & Society at Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, England, UK, and Honorary Research Professor at Otago Business School, University of Otago, New Zealand.

Christopher Miller is Lecturer in Economic and Social History at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

Neil Forbes is Professor of International History at Coventry University, England, UK.