Research Catalog

Title

Capitalist diversity and diversity within capitalism / edited by Christel Lane and Geoffrey T. Wood.

Publication

London ; New York : Routledge, 2012.

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Additional Authors

• Lane, Christel.
• Wood, G. (Geoffrey)

Description

xxiv, 245 p. : ill; 24 cm.

Summary

• "The economic crisis that began in 2008 has underscored the impact not only of embedded and assumed ways of managing the economy, but also that present circumstances are the product of a long period of experimentation and bounded diversity; it is understanding the nature of both that forms a central concern of this collection. This book redefines, develops and extends the emerging literature on internal diversity within varieties of capitalism, and the extent to which such internal systemic diversity goes beyond mere diffuseness to represent the coexistence of different logics of action within both liberal market and more cooperative varieties of capitalism. The collection is based on new, fresh material, from leading scholars in the field. The contributors come from a variety of perspectives within the broad socio-economic literature on institutions, and yet they all focus on the limitations of current institutional fixes, and the protracted and durable nature of the current crisis, which, the editors suggest, reflect profound changes in input costs and the utilization of technology. What characterizes this common ground is an inherent pragmatism, combined with an increasing sophistication in the usage of analytical concepts; illustrating the progression since the early work on comparative capitalism in the late 1990s and early 2000s. This book should be an invaluable resource for students and researchers of economic theory and philosophy as well as political economics and socio-economics. "--
• "The economic crisis that began in 2008 has underscored the impact not only of embedded and assumed ways of managing the economy, but also that present circumstances are the product of a long period of experimentation and bounded diversity; it is understanding the nature of both that forms a central concern of this collection. This book redefines, develops and extends the emerging literature on internal diversity within varieties of capitalism, and the extent to which such internal systemic diversity goes beyond mere diffuseness to represent the coexistence of different logics of action within both liberal market and more cooperative varieties of capitalism. The collection is based on new, fresh material, from leading scholars in the field. The contributors come from a variety of perspectives within the broad socio-economic literature on institutions, and yet they all focus on the limitations of current institutional fixes, and the protracted and durable nature of the current crisis, which, the editors suggest, reflect profound changes in input costs and the utilization of technology. What characterizes this common ground is an inherent pragmatism, combined with an increasing sophistication in the usage of analytical concepts; illustrating the progression since the early work on comparative capitalism in the late 1990s and early 2000s. This book should be an invaluable resource for students and researchers of economic theory and philosophy as well as political economics and socio-economics"--

Series Statement

Routledge frontiers of political economy ; 151

Uniform Title

Routledge frontiers of political economy ; 151.

Subjects

• Capitalism > Case studies
• Capitalism > Cross-cultural studies
• Comparative economics > Case studies

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Call Number

JBE 12-643

ISBN

• 9780415583442 (hbk.)
• 0415583446 (hbk.)
• 9780203802403 (ebk.)
• 0203802403 (ebk.)

LCCN

2011013968

OCLC

712931178

Title

Capitalist diversity and diversity within capitalism / edited by Christel Lane and Geoffrey T. Wood.

Imprint

London ; New York : Routledge, 2012.

Series

Routledge frontiers of political economy ; 151

Routledge frontiers of political economy ; 151.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Lane, Christel.

Wood, G. (Geoffrey)

Research Call Number

JBE 12-643