Varieties of capitalism : the institutional foundations of comparative advantage /

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 bu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:HB501 V3.74
Otros Autores: Thelen, Kathleen Ann (autora), Franzese Robert J., 1969- (autor), Estévez-Abe, Margarita, 1962- (autora), Iversen, Torben (autor), Mares, Isabela (autor), Hall, Peter A., 1950- (Editor , autor), Soskice, David, 1942- (Editor , autor)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2001].
Temas:
Capitalism
Capitalismo
Institutional economics
Economía institucional
Comparative economics
Economía comparada
Competition, International
Competencia económica internacional
Comparative advantage (International trade)
Ventaja comparativa (Comercio internacional)
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction to Varieties of Capitalism / David Soskice.
  • Peter A. Hall.
  • Part I. General Themes and Diverse Applications. 2. Varieties of Labor Politics in the Developed Democracies / Kathleen Thelen.
  • 3. Institutional and Sectoral Interactions in Monetary Policy and Wage / Robert J. Franzese.
  • 4. Social Protection and the Formation of Skills: A Reinterpretation of the Welfare State / Torben Iversen.
  • David Soskice.
  • Margarita Estevez-Abe.
  • 5. Firms and the Welfare State: When, Why, and How Does Social Policy Matter to Employers? / Isabela Mares.
  • 6. Domestic Sources of Multilateral Preferences: Varieties of Capitalism in the European Community / Orfeo Fioretos.
  • Part II. Case Studies in Public Policy, Continuity, and Change.
  • 7. Business, Government, and Patterns of Labor Market Policy in Britain and the Federal Republic of Germany / Stewart Wood.
  • 8. Employers, Public Policy, and the Politics of Decentralized Cooperation in Germany and France / Pepper D. Culpepper.
  • 9. Revisiting the French Model: Coordination and Restructuring in French Industry / Bob Hancke.
  • Part III. Corporate Governance, Firm Strategy, and the Law.
  • 10. Varieties of Corporate Governance: Comparing Germany and the UK / Sigurt Vitols.
  • 11. Macro-varieties of Capitalism and Micro-varieties of Strategic Management in European Airlines / Mark Lehrer.
  • 12. Legal Framework for Corporate Governance: The Influence of Contract Law on Company Strategies in Germany and the United States / Steven Casper.
  • 13. Legal Irritants: How Unifying Law Ends up in New Divergences / Gunther Teubner.
  • 14. National Varieties of Standardization / Jay Tate.

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