Models of Capitalism: Growth and Stagnation in the Modern EraISBN: 978-0-7456-2059-6
Paperback
320 pages
April 2000, Polity
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'This is a truly remarkable and phenomenally important book. I
can only marvel at the breadth of coverage, the prescience of the
analysis and of the issues raised, the accessibility of the text
and, above all, the depth and sophistication of the argument. In an
age of sound-bite politics and, worse still, sound-bite political
analysis, this book is likely to become an enduring classic. It
clearly bears comparison with Shonfield's magisterial Modern
Capitalism. In a way, rather like Shonfield's book, this is
simply so good as to be accessible to a very wide audience.'
Colin Hay, Department of Political Science and International
Relations, University of Birmingham
'Focusing on the US, UK, German, Japanese and Swedish economies,
this very clearly written book examines the differences between
their economic and political and cultural systems and sets out to
show which of them worked best in the post-war era and the reasons
for their comparative success or failure.' Labour
Research
'The empirical chapters represent a useful, accessible synthesis
of research on economic growth from political scientists,
economists, and sociologists. And the book certainly delivers on
its promise of being a provocative contribution to the ongoing
discourse of thinkers on the Left.' Political Science
Quarterly
'The systematic arrangement of the book makes it accessible to
non-specialists ... Through its use of recent literature, the book
is also useful to business historians as a survey.' Business
History
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useful to those who are interested, challenged or just plain
confused by all the debates ... The book provides a convenient
entry point into a range of debates, a detailed guide to the
nuances within the literature, as well as a pointer to the broader
literature about the relationship between economic regulatory
systems and the political economy of industrial relations in a
transforming economic marketplace. It is well worth a look.' The
Journal of Industrial Relations
"...quite the best overview of recent debates in political economy that I have seen. I finally have a book I can assign in my "comparative capitalisms" course without flinching." Professor Vivek Chibber, Sociology Department, New York University