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Опубликовано на портале: 15-11-2007
Torben Iversen
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005, cерия "Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics", 336 с.
This book builds on new institutionalist theory in both economics and political science
to offer a general political economy framework for the study of welfare capitalism.
Based on the key idea that social protection in a modern economy, both inside and
outside the state, can be understood as protection of specific investments in human
capital, the book offers a systematic explanation of popular preferences for redistributive
spending, the economic role of political parties and electoral systems, and labor
market stratification (including gender inequality). Contrary to the popular idea
that competition in the global economy undermines international differences in the
level of social protection, the book argues that these differences are made possible
by a high international division of labor. Such a division is what allows firms to
specialize in production that requires an abundant supply of workers with specific
skills, and hence high demand for protection.



Changing Capitalisms? Internationalism, Institutional Change, and Systems of Economic Organization [книги]
Опубликовано на портале: 20-12-2007
Ред.: Glenn Morgan, Eli MoenРуководитель: Richard Whitley
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005, 466 с.
An increasing number of studies in the last decade or so have emphasized the viability and persistence of distinctive systems of economic coordination and control in developed market economies. Over more or less the same period, the revival of institutional economics and evolutionary approaches to understanding the firm has focused attention on how firms create distinctive capabilities through establishing routines that coordinate complementary activities and skills for particular strategic purposes. For much of the 1990s these two strands of research remained distinct. Those focusing on the institutional frameworks of market economies were primarily concerned with identifying complementarities between institutional arrangements that explained coherence and continuity. On the other hand, those focusing on the dynamics of firm behaviour studied how firms develop new capacities and are able to learn new ways of doing things.
This book aims to bring together these approaches. It consists of a set of theoretically motivated and empirically informed chapters from a range of internationally known contributors to these debates. In their chapters, the authors show how institutions and firms evolve. Ideas of path dependency and complementarity of institutions are subjected to critical scrutiny both by reference to their own internal logic and to empirical examples. Varieties of institutional integration, the surprising maintenance of 'deviant' or alternative traditions and processes, and the existence of unpredictable yet consequential policy options that can lead to breaks in path dependency are scrutinized with particular reference to how national and international firms may relate to institutions at various levels as a diverse arena of potential resources rather than as a singular and determinant constraining force.
The book provides a set of theoretical and empirical challenges for researchers concerned with the relationship between national institutional contexts and firm dynamics. For those involved in teaching or studying at doctoral, Masters and higher level undergraduate courses, the book provides a structured entry into the debates about how institutions and firms are changing in the contemporary era.



Опубликовано на портале: 22-12-2006
Ред.: Pepper D. Culpepper, Peter A. Hall, Bruno Palier
New-York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006, cерия "French Politics, Society and Culture", 336 с.
How do European states adjust to international markets? Why do French governments
of both left and right face a crisis of public confidence? In this book, leading
experts on France chart the dramatic changes that have taken place in its polity,
economy and society since the 1980s and develop an analysis of social change relevant
to all democracies. Exploring immigration, industrial relations, generational conflict,
and politics, they find the roots of discontent in the transformation of a society
exemplifying a 'new' Europe.



Chinese Capitalism, 1522-1840 [книги]
Опубликовано на портале: 13-11-2007
Ред.: Xu Dixin, Wu Chengming
Изд-во: Palgrave Macmillan, 1999, cерия "Studies on the Chinese Economy", 560 с.
This book is a unique contribution by China's leading economic historians to the
study of the country's economic history. It is an impressive summing-up of the evidence,
collected over a period of more than twenty years, on the much debated question:
Did capitalism emerge in China before the coming of the West?
The immense historical sweep runs from the late Ming dynasty through the early and
middle Qing period to the first Opium War in 1840. Evidence is presented of the existence
(minimal in the case of agriculture) of embryonic capitalism in commerce and in nearly
twenty branches of the handicraft industry. The production methods in each are briefly
described, but the main focus is on the nature of capital, employment and the control
of production. The book concludes with overviews of the reasons why the development
of capitalism was weak and retarded, and discusses the role it nevertheless played
in the Chinese economy in the subsequent period.


Collected Writings of R.P. Dore [книги]
Опубликовано на портале: 29-11-2007
Ronald Philip Dore
Изд-во: Routledge, 2002, cерия "Collected Writings of Modern Western Scholars on Japan", 304 с.
This volume of the Collected Writings of Modern Western Scholars on Japan, published
under the Japan Library imprint, brings together landmark writings by R.P. Dore,
on Japanese society, politics and economics. This series of major works from the
Japan Library features the collected writings of many of the most outstanding Western
scholars who have been actively writing about Japan and connected subjects over the
last half century. Developed in close collaboration with the participating scholars,
each volume contains a wide and substantial cross-section of their writings, thematically
structured around essays, including published and unpublished conference and symposium
papers, contributions to refereed journals, chapters from multi-author volumes, translations
and book reviews, as well as newspaper and more broadly based general-interest articles
and commentaries as available. A full introductory section, written by the author,
reviewing his/her association and historical ties with Japan as well as specialist
interests, prefaces each volume. Thus, for the first time in scholarly publishing,
this series makes available a comprehensive collection of the author's lifetime output
(other than single-author volumes) that might otherwise be lost or dispersed. Over
twenty volumes are anticipated.



Опубликовано на портале: 19-12-2009
Gary G. Hamilton
London: Routledge, 2006, 322 с.
This informative book discusses the effects of the rise of Chinese capitalism on both China itself, and on its neighbours. Incorporating empirical data collated from interviews in several Asian societies and from historical Chinese sources, this renowned author analyzes, discusses and applies an institutional approach derived from the writings of Max Weber to explore the various aspects of Chinese economic practice.
Consisting of sixteen articles that come together to provide historical, comparative and theoretically informed perspectives on the spread of Chinese capitalism, this collection emphasizes the difference between Western and Chinese forms of capitalism. Including sections on China's pre-industrial economy as well as the growth of modern Chinese capitalism, this collection will be a valuable resource for students of Asian and Chinese studies as well as those concerned with the economics of Chinese societies.



Опубликовано на портале: 15-11-2007
Ред.: James Mahoney, Dietrich Rueschemeyer
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003, cерия "Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics", 468 с.
This book systematically investigates the past accomplishments and future agendas of contemporary comparative-historical analysis. Its core essays explore three major issues: the accumulation of knowledge in the field over the past three decades, the analytic tools used to study temporal process and historical patterns, and the methodologies available for making inferences and for building theories. The introductory and concluding essays situate the field as a whole by comparing it to alternative approaches within the social sciences. Comparative Historical Analysis in the Social Sciences will serve as an invaluable resource for scholars in the field, and it will represent a challenge to many other social scientists - especially those who have raised skeptical concerns about comparative-historical analysis in the past.



Опубликовано на портале: 22-12-2006
R.C. Mascarenhas
New-York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2002, 256 с.
This comparative study of industrial capitalism is an examination of state-economy
relations in mixed economies ranging from the interventionist German and Japanese
to the less interventionist Anglo-American. Following the postwar consensus that
resulted in the 'golden age' (1950-1973) and ended with the energy crisis, the Anglo-American
economies adopted neoliberalism while Germany and Japan remained interventionist.
This resulted in the emergence of national types of capitalism. While analyzing the
increased competition between them, R.C.Mascarenhas also notes the influence of globalization
as well as 'alternative capitalism' with the survival and re-emergence of industrial
districts.



Comparing Financial Systems [книги]
Опубликовано на портале: 29-10-2008
Franklin Allen, Douglas Gale
Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press, 2000, 519 с.
Financial systems are crucial to the allocation of resources in a modern economy. They channel household savings to the corporate sector and allocate investment funds among firms; they allow intertemporal smoothing of consumption by households and expenditures by firms; and they enable households and firms to share risks. These functions are common to the financial systems of most developed economies. Yet the form of these financial systems varies widely. In the United States and the United Kingdom competitive markets dominate the financial landscape, whereas in France, Germany, and Japan banks have traditionally played the most important role.
Why do different countries have such different financial systems? Is one system better than all the others? Do different systems merely represent alternative ways of satisfying similar needs? Is the current trend toward market-based systems desirable?
Franklin Allen and Douglas Gale argue that the view that market-based systems are best is simplistic. A more nuanced approach is necessary. For example, financial markets may be bad for risk sharing; competition in banking may be inefficient; financial crises can be good as well as bad; and separation of ownership and control can be optimal. Financial institutions are not simply veils, disguising the allocation mechanism without affecting it, but are crucial to overcoming market imperfections. An optimal financial system relies on both financial markets and financial intermediaries.


Comparing Welfare Capitalism: Social Policy and Political Economy in Europe, Japan and the USA [книги]
Опубликовано на портале: 17-11-2008
Ред.: Bernhard Ebbinghaus, Philip Manow
London: Routledge, 2001, cерия "Routledge/Eui Studies in the Political Economy of Welfare, 3", 352 с.
This book challenges the popular thesis of a downward trend in the viability of welfare
states in competitive market economies. With approaches ranging from historical case
studies to cross-national analyses, the contributors explore various aspects of the
relationships between welfare states, industrial relations, financial government
and production systems. Building upon and combining comparative studies of both the
varieties of capitalism and the worlds of welfare state regimes, the book considers
issues such as the role of employers and unions in social policy, the interdependencies
between financial markets and pension systems, and the current welfare reform process.
Comparing Welfare Capitalism sheds new light on the tenuous relationship between
social policies and market economies.


Опубликовано на портале: 25-12-2007
Ред.: Richard Whitley
Изд-во: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2002, cерия "Critical Studies in Economic Institutions", 1040 с.
This authoritative collection (two volume set) brings together the leading contributions
to the comparative study of forms of capitalism. An introductory essay presents the
context in which these contributions developed, discusses the major issues raised
by such comparative work, and suggests likely future developments.
Topics include: the major theoretical issues involved in analyzing different kinds
of market economies; the key frameworks for comparing systems of economic organization,
both historically and between societies; the analysis of the distinctive varieties
of industrial capitalism that have developed in the Anglo-Saxon countries, Continental
Europe and East Asia; and studies of globalization and the connections between types
of market economies and varying forms of economic performance, particularly in terms
of sectoral development and technical change.
The collection will be an indispensable reference source and will improve access
to important papers that may not be available in many libraries.



Опубликовано на портале: 12-11-2007
Elizabeth Gallagher
Изд-во: Princeton University Press, 2007, 256 с.
One of the core assumptions of recent American foreign policy is that China's post-1978
policy of "reform and openness" will lead to political liberalization. This book
challenges that assumption and the general relationship between economic liberalization
and democratization. Moreover, it analyzes the effect of foreign direct investment
(FDI) liberalization on Chinese labor politics.
Market reforms and increased integration with the global economy have brought about
unprecedented economic growth and social change in China during the last quarter
of a century. Contagious Capitalism contends that FDI liberalization played several
roles in the process of China's reforms. First, it placed competitive pressure on
the state sector to produce more efficiently, thus necessitating new labor practices.
Second, it allowed difficult and politically sensitive labor reforms to be extended
to other parts of the economy. Third, it caused a reformulation of one of the key
ideological debates of reforming socialism: the relative importance of public industry.
China's growing integration with the global economy through FDI led to a new focus
of debate--away from the public vs. private industry dichotomy and toward a nationalist
concern for the fate of Chinese industry.
In comparing China with other Eastern European and Asian economies, two important
considerations come into play, the book argues: China's pattern of ownership diversification
and China's mode of integration into the global economy. This book relates these
two factors to the success of economic change without political liberalization and
addresses the way FDI liberalization has affected relations between workers and the
ruling Communist Party. Its conclusion: reform and openness in this context resulted
in a strengthened Chinese state, a weakened civil society (especially labor), and
a delay in political liberalization.
Mary Elizabeth Gallagher is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University
of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She is also a faculty associate of the Center for Chinese
Studies and the Institute for Labor and Industrial Relations.



Опубликовано на портале: 04-03-2008
Ред.: Robert Boyer, Rogers Hollingsworth
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997, cерия "Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics", 511 с.
This book argues that there is no single best institutional arrangement for organizing
modern societies. Therefore, the market should not be considered the ideal and universal
arrangement for coordinating economic activity. Instead, the editors argue, the economic
institutions of capitalism exhibit a large variety of objectives and tools that complement
each other and can not work in isolation. The various chapters of the book ask what
logics and functions institutions follow and why they emerge, mature and persist
in the forms they do.



Опубликовано на портале: 16-12-2005
Torben Iversen
New York: Cambridge University Press, 1999, cерия "Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics", 221 с.
This book helps explain one of the most intriguing and politically salient puzzles
in comparative political economy: why some countries have much higher unemployment
rates than others. Contrary to new classical economics the focus is on explaining
distribution and equilibrium unemployment, and contrary to neo-corporatist theory
the role of monetary policy and rational expectation is integral to the analysis.
The book makes two central arguments. The first is that monetary policies affect
equilibrium employment whenever wages are set above the firm level. The second argument
focuses on the distributive effects of different institutions, and models institutional
design as a strategic game between partisan governments and cross-class alliances
of unions and employers.



Опубликовано на портале: 22-12-2006
Mary O'Sullivan
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001, 346 с.
During the 1990s, corporate governance became a hot issue in all of the advanced
economies. For decades, major business corporations had reinvested earnings and developed
long-term relations with their labour forces as they expanded the scale and scope
of their operations. As a result, these corporations had made themselves central
to resource allocation and economic performance in the national economies in which
they had evolved. Then, beginning in the 1980s and picking up momentum in the 1990s,
came the contests for corporate control. Previously silent stockholders, now empowered
by institutional investors, demanded that corporations be run to 'maximize shareholder
value'. In the United States many, if not most, top corporate executives have now
embraced this ideology.
In this highly original book, Mary O'Sullivan provides a critical analysis of the
theoretical foundations for the shareholder value principle of corporate governance
and for the alternative perspective that corporations should be run in the interests
of 'stakeholders'. She embeds her arguments on the relation between corporate governance
and economic performance in historical accounts of the dynamics of corporate growth
in the United States and Germany over the course of the twentieth century. O'Sullivan
explains the emergence and consequences of 'maximizing shareholder value' as a principle
of corporate governance in the United States over the past two decades, and provides
unique insights into the contests for corporate control that have unfolded in Germany
over the past few years.


