Comparative Capitalism

What institutions and mechanisms of governance impact economic outcomes? Which models of capitalism can be studied from a global perspective? How does a Varieties of Capitalism framework apply outside of a Western context? The debate surrounding Varieties of Capitalism has been limited by its excessive focus on Western Europe and North America. Comparative Capitalism takes a global view to understanding capitalist diversity, considering not only Western-centric liberal and coordinated market economies but also networked, hierarchical and new market models. The book accounts for the significance of state structures, natural resources, and global integration; it includes a range of case studies from across the post-communist states, East Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. How is capitalist diversity related to political and social factors like inequality, representation, and political systems? Offering tables, figures, and overviews of key features of each economy, this book is essential reading for students of international and comparative political economy and international development.>

Préface
A comparative perspective on capitalist diversity around the world, utilising case studies from a wide spectrum of global economies to map trends in economic development.

Auteur
Magnus Feldmann is Associate Professor in Politics, School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies, University of Bristol, UK.

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"The debate surrounding Varieties of Capitalism has been limited by its excessive focus on Western Europe and North America. Comparative Capitalism takes a global perspective to understand capitalist diversity, considering not only liberal and coordinated market economies but also networked, hierarchical and new market models. The book accounts for the significance of state structures, global integration and natural resources, and includes a range of case studies from across East Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Offering tables, figures, and overviews of key features of each economy, this book is essential reading for students of political economy and international development"--

Résumé
How do capitalist institutions vary across countries and regions? How is capitalist diversity related to political and social factors like inequality, representation, and political systems? How do capitalist institutions shape economic outcomes? Comparative Capitalism takes a global approach to capitalist diversity. It considers not only liberal and coordinated market economies in the Global North, but also other varieties, such as networked, hierarchical, dependent and statist market economies in other parts of the world. It examines new models, such as growth regimes and growth models, and key trends such as the growing significance of finance and the rise of populism in the 21st century. Case studies are drawn from both the Global North and South, including East Central Europe, East Asia, Latin America, and the BRICS economies to highlight both domestic institutions and the role of economic integration on a global scale. Including tables and overviews of key features of each model, Comparative Capitalism is essential reading for students of international and comparative political economy, international development, and businessgovernment relations.

Contenu

PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Introduction: Why comparative capitalism in global perspective? PART II: GLOBAL VARIETIES OF CAPITALISM 2. Liberal market economies 3. Coordinated market economies 4. Networked market economies 5. Hierarchical market economies 6. Dependent market economies 7. Statist market economies PART III: NEW CHALLENGES AND NEW MODELS? 8. Growth regimes and the evolution of capitalism 9. Financialization 10. Growth models and the macroeconomy 11. The populist challenge: Comparative capitalism and the rise of populism PART IV: CONCLUSION 12. Conclusion