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Differences in the way national economies are organized have been highlighted in academic and policy debates. Where are National Capitalisms Now? provides studies of key national economies, examining both enduring features of their economic institutions and how these have changed in response to international economic integration and divergent performance. Drawing on a wide range of sources, the contributors provide a comprehensive, up-to-date assessment of different national models of capitalism, how they operate and how they affect the fortunes of their citizens.
List of contents
Introduction; J.Perraton & B.Clift The US Economy in the 1990s: The 'New Economy' Assessed; G.Thompson British National Capitalism Since the War: Declinism, Thatcherism and New Labour; A.Gamble Ireland: Social Partnership and the 'Celtic Tiger' Economy; R.O'Donnell The German Economic Model: Consensus, Stability, Productivity and the Implications for Reform; C.Annesley, G.Pugh & D.Tyrrall The French Model of Capitalism: Still Exceptional?; B.Clift Scandinavian Capitalism at the Turn of the Century; J.Vartiainen International Restructuring in the Japanese Economy since 1985; K.Matsuura, M.Pollitt, R.Takada & S.Tanaka Developmental States Before and After the Asian Crisis; L.Weiss Globalization and 'National Capitalism' in South Korea: Reconfiguring State-Capital-Labour Relations; B.Gills & D-S.Gills Comparing National Capitalisms; H.Radice So Where Are National Capitalisms Now?; J.Perraton & B.Clift Index
About the author
CLAIRE ANNESLEY Lecturer in European Politics, University of Manchester, UK
ANDREW GAMBLE Professor of Politics and Director, Political Economy Research Centre, University of Sheffield, UK
BARRY GILLS Reader in International Politics, University of Newcastle, UK
DONG-SOOK GILLS Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Sunderland, UK
KAZUYOSHI MATSUURA Lecturer in Economics, Matsuyama University, Japan
RORY O'DONNELL Professor of Business Administration, University College Dublin, Ireland
MICHAEL POLLITT Senior Lecturer, University of Cambridge, UK
GEOFF PUGH Principal Lecturer in European Economics, Staffordshire University Business School, UK
HUGO RADICE Senior Lecturer in International Political Economy, University of Leeds, UK
RYOJI TAKADA Professor of Commerce, University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences, Japan
SATORU TANAKA Lecturer in Economics, Kobe City University of Foreign Studies, Japan
GRAHAME THOMPSON Professor of Political Economy, The Open University, UK
DAVID TYRRALL
JUHANA VARTIAINEN Researcher, Labour Institute for Economic Research, UK
LINDA WEISS Professor of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney, Australia
Summary
Differences in the way national economies are organized have been highlighted in academic and policy debates. Where are National Capitalisms Now? provides studies of key national economies, examining both enduring features of their economic institutions and how these have changed in response to international economic integration and divergent performance. Drawing on a wide range of sources, the contributors provide a comprehensive, up-to-date assessment of different national models of capitalism, how they operate and how they affect the fortunes of their citizens.
