Debating Varieties of Capitalism: A Reader
Peter Hall and David Soskice's Varieties of Capitalism has become a seminal text and reference point across the social sciences, generating debate and research around political-economic models. Here, Bob Hancké presents the key readings on "Varieties of Capitalism", including the original Hall and Soskice introduction, which encompass the key issues in the study of capitalism and capitalist diversity, its origins, and the debates that followed it. Beginning with the broad theoretical...
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Peter Hall and David Soskice's Varieties of Capitalism has become a seminal text and reference point across the social sciences, generating debate and research around political-economic models. Here, Bob Hancké presents the key readings on "Varieties of Capitalism", including the original Hall and Soskice introduction, which encompass the key issues in the study of capitalism and capitalist diversity, its origins, and the debates that followed it. Beginning with the broad theoretical arguments around the idea of "Varieties of Capitalism", the book then goes on to focus on specific empirical controversies, before finally considering recent attempts at rethinking this influential framework. The Debating Varieties of Capitalism Reader is the perfect guide to understanding this set of ideas that have changed the way we look at comparative political economy.
Introducing the Debate Bob Hancké 1Part I Capitalist Diversity1 An Introduction to Varieties of Capitalism Peter A. Hall David Soskice 212 Typologies of Capitalism Colin Crouch 753 Institutional Change in Advanced Political Economies Wolfgang Streeck Kathleen Thelen 95Part II Debating Varieties of Capitalism4 Varieties of Capitalism and Institutional Complementarities in the Political Economy: An Empirical Analysis Peter Hall Daniel W. Gingerich 1355 Institutional Coherence and Macroeconomic Performance Lane Kenworthy 1806 Can High-Technology Industries Prosper in Germany? Institutional Frameworks and the Evolution of the German Software and Biotechnology Industries Steven Casper Mark Lehrer David Soskice 2007 Empirical Evidence Against Varieties of Capitalism's Theory of Technological Innovation Mark Z. Taylor 221Part III Rethinking Varieties of Capitalism8 Institutional Change in Varieties of Capitalism Peter Hall Kathleen Thelen 2519 Beyond Varieties of Capitalism Bob Hancké Martin Rhodes Mark Thatcher 273References 301Index 331
