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Re-Forming Capitalism
Institutional Change in the German Political Economy
About the Author
Wolfgang Streeck has written extensively on comparative political economy and institutional theory.
Key Issues Addressed
In this book he addresses some of the key issues in this field: the role of history in institutional analysis, the dynamics of slow institutional change, the limitations of rational design and economic-functionalist explanations of institutional stability, and the recurrent difficulties of restraining the effects of capitalism on social order.
Context and Focus
In the classification of the Varieties of Capitalism school, Germany has always been taken as the chief exemplar of a European, coordinated market economy. Streeck explores to what extent Germany actually conforms to this description.
Research and Evidence
His argument is supported by original empirical research on wage-setting and wage structure, the organization of business and labor in business associations and trade unions, social policy, public finance, and corporate governance.
Book Focus
From this evidence, Bringing Capitalism Back In traces the current liberalization of the postwar economy of democratic capitalism by means of a historically-grounded approach to institutional change.
Significance
This is an important book in comparative political economy and key reading across the social sciences for academics, researchers, and advanced students of Political Economy, Sociology, and comparative business systems.
