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The issue contains papers by Robert Boyer, A. Tylecote & F. Visintin, Chris McNally & William Lazonick. It also contains a special section based on a contribution by Michael Shalev, "Limits and alternatives to multiple regression in comparative political economy", which adresses te...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Mjøset, Lars, Clausen, Tommy H.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Oxford : Elsevier JAI, 2007.
Colección:Comparative social research ; v. 24.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover
  • Copyright page
  • Contents
  • Editorial Board
  • List of Contributors
  • An Introduction to the Comparison of Capitalisms
  • A Binary Approach Committed to High Theory, with Priority to one Factor
  • Discussing the use of Multiple Regression in Comparative Research
  • Systematic Process Analysis and the Segmenting Strategy of Generalization
  • The Persistence of the Standard Attitude
  • A Variety-Oriented Approach, Committed to Grounded Theory, Sensitive to Conjunctions of Factors
  • References
  • Part I: Substantive Studies
  • Chapter 1. Varieties of Capitalism and Innovative Enterprise
  • 1. Varieties of Capitalism, Market Forces, and Innovative Enterprise
  • 2. Social Conditions of Innovative Enterprise
  • 3. The US old Economy Model
  • 4. The Japanese Challenge
  • 5. Varieties of Western European Capitalism
  • 6. The Rise of the US New Economy Business Model
  • 7. Innovative Enterprise and Economic Development
  • Acknowledgment
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 2. A New Taxonomy of National Systems of Corporate Governance
  • Introduction
  • Section 1. A Taxonomic Synthesis
  • Section 2. A Comparison of Development Sequences
  • Section 3. Directions of Change and Internal Contradictions
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 3. An Early Approach to the Varieties of World Capitalism: Methodological and Substantive Lessons from the Senghaas/Menzel-Project
  • Introduction
  • Problem Formulation
  • How Can Present-Day Developing Countries Achieve Growth and Development?
  • Theoretical Point of Departure
  • First Round of Theoretical Sampling
  • Contemporary Socialist Developing States
  • First Memo
  • Conceptual Discussion
  • Second Memo
  • Defining the Core Category of Autocentred Development
  • Second Round of Theoretical Sampling
  • Historical
  • Thire Memo
  • Lists of Explanatory Factors
  • Third Round of Theoretical Sampling
  • Earlier and New Socialist Cases
  • Fourth Round of Theoretical Sampling
  • Contemporary Successful Developers, the NIC-Countries
  • Integrating the Theory
  • Generalization and Operationalization
  • Premature Generalization?
  • Conclusions
  • Acknowledgement
  • References
  • Chapter 4. China's Capitalist Transition: The Making of a New Variety of Capitalism
  • Introduction
  • Capitalism and China
  • China's Variety of Capitalism
  • Conclusion: Studying Capitalist Transitions
  • Acknowledgment
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 5. Varieties of Capitalism and Institutional Change
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. How Many Capitalisms?
  • 3. Institutions and Economic Performance
  • 4. State Intervention
  • 5. The Wage-Labour Nexus
  • 6. Financial Systems
  • 7. Social Protection and Education
  • 8. Where are Different Capitalisms Now?
  • 9. Conclusions
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • Part II: A Symposium on Methodology in Comparative Research
  • Chapter 6. Limits and Alternatives to Multiple Regression in Comparative Research
  • Strengths and Weaknesses of Multiple Regression
  • ''Causal Arguments'' or Mere ''Summaries''?
  • Complementing Regression with other Types of Analysis
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