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Zusatztext This is a profound and important book. The wonders of efficiency that we call markets are not self created but constructed, and they need governments to thrive. At a time when globalization and information technology create novel market platforms that carry new promises, new dangers, and new fears, Steve Vogel's thoughtful pro-market argument has never been more relevant. Informationen zum Autor Steven K. Vogel is the Il Han New Professor of Asian Studies and a Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. He specializes in the political economy of the advanced industrialized nations, especially Japan. He is the author of Japan Remodeled: How Government and Industry Are Reforming Japanese Capitalism (2006) and Freer Markets, More Rules: Regulatory Reform in Advanced Industrial Countries (1996). He has worked as a reporter for the Japan Times and as a freelance journalist in France. He has taught previously at the University of California, Irvine and Harvard University. He has a B.A. from Princeton University and a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley. Klappentext Marketcraft argues that markets do not arise spontaneously but rather are crafted by individuals, firms, and most of all by governments. Thus "marketcraft" represents a core function of government comparable to statecraft. Vogel systematically reviews the implications of this argument, critiquing prevalent schools of thought and presenting innovative lessons for policy. Zusammenfassung Marketcraft argues that markets do not arise spontaneously but rather are crafted by individuals, firms, and most of all by governments. Thus "marketcraft" represents a core function of government comparable to statecraft. Vogel systematically reviews the implications of this argument, critiquing prevalent schools of thought and presenting innovative lessons for policy. Inhaltsverzeichnis ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CHAPTER ONE: The Marketcraft Thesis CHAPTER TWO: The Elements of Marketcraft CHAPTER THREE: Marketcraft American Style: Why the World's "Freest" Market Economy is the Most Governed CHAPTER FOUR: Marketcraft Japanese Style:Why It Is So Hard to Craft a Liberal Market Economy CHAPTER FIVE: Markeftcraft in Theory and Practice REFERENCES ...
