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This book presents inquiries into the contemporary world economy, namely:
The spectacular economic success of East Asia.
Political and organizational restructuring in Western, industrialized countries.
The post-communist transformation process in former centrally planned economies.
The original contributions share a common concern with societal determinants of economic and organizational activities and present a wealth of empirical evidence in differen countries. Moreover, they document the significance of interests, the reality of power, the crucial role of ideology, and the interplay between local and international factors.
List of contents
Frontmatter -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Introduction: State, Market and Organizational Form -- Part One Political Processes, Economic Interests and Organizational Re-structuring in Societal Transformation -- Enterprise Change and the Management of Labour in a Transforming Society: The Case of Hungary -- The Machineries of Institutional Transformation: The Case of Czech Agriculture -- Enterprise Reform and the Role of the State: The Case of the Capital Iron and Steel Works, Beijing -- Monopolized, Privatized, Diversified, and Incorporated: An Institutional Analysis of the Evolution of the Dutch Postbank (1945-1994) -- The Double-dealing of Rhetoric - An Anthropological Perspective on the Dynamics of Organizing in the Swedish Public Sector -- Part Two Economic Challenges, Societal Resources, and Organizational Forms -- Vertical Integration into Electronics: Transaction Costs and Organization Domain -- Societal Strategic Advantage: Institutional Structure and Path Dependence in the Automotive and Electronics Industries of East Asia -- Japanese Industrial Groups and Cross-Shareholding: Is Agency Theory Really Relevant to the Communal Form? -- Between Democracy and Dictatorship: The Market Queen Institution of Ghanian Daily Markets -- Putting Nationalism back into National Business Systems: The Ideological and Institutional Context of Global Competition -- Notes on Contributors
