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Title

Social structures of accumulation : the political economy of growth and crisis / edited by David M. Kotz, Terrence McDonough, Michael Reich.

Publication

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994.

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Additional Authors

• Kotz, David M. (David Michael), 1943-
• McDonough, Terrence
• Reich, Michael

Description

ix, 326 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

• The social structure of accumulation (SSA) approach seeks to explain the long-term fortunes of capitalist economies in terms of the effect of political and economic institutions on growth rates. This book offers an ideal introduction to this powerful tool for understanding capitalist growth, analyzing the social and economic differences between countries and the reasons for the successes and failures of institutional reform.
• The contributors cover a wide range of topics, including the theoretical basis of the SSA approach, the postwar financial system, Marxian and Keynesian theories of economic crisis, labor-management relations, race and gender issues, and the history of institutional innovation.
• Comprising newly written essays and classic articles of the SSA school, the book examines the international economy and the economies of Japan, South Africa, and Puerto Rico, as well as the United States, and will be an essential guide to the subject for students and specialists.

Subjects

• Structure sociale
• Epargne et investissement
• Economische groei
• Investissement
• Economics > Growth
• Estructura social
• Instituties
• Ahorro e inversiones
• Saving and investment
• Economic development > Social aspects
• Social structure
• Développement économique > Aspect social
• Épargne et investissement

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 316-321) and index.

Contents

• The theory of social structures of accumulation. Long swings and stages of capitalism / David M. Gordon, Richard Edwards, and Michael Reich -- How social structures of accumulation decline and are built / Michael Reich -- Interpreting the social structure of accumulation theory / David M. Kotz -- Social structures of accumulation, contingent history, and stages of capitalism / Terrence McDonough -- The regulation theory and the social structure of accumulation approach / David M. Kotz -- History, institutions, and macroeconomic analysis. The construction of social structures of accumulation in U.S. history / Terrence McDonough -- The financial system and the social structure of accumulation / Martin H. Wolfson -- Alternative social structure of accumulation approaches to the analysis of capitalist booms and crises / Thomas E. Weisskopf -- The politics of the US industrial policy debate, 1981-1984 (with a note on Bill Clinton's "industrial policy") / Jim Shoch.
• Class, race, and gender. Shopfloor relations in the postwar capital-labor accord / David Fairris -- Towards a broader vision : race, gender, and labor market segmentation in the social structure of accumulation framework / Randy Albelda and Chris Tilly -- The international dimension. Accumulation and crisis in a small and open economy : the postwar social structure of accumulation in Puerto Rico / Edwin Melendez -- Apartheid and capitalism : social structure of accumulation or contradiction? / Nicoli Nattrass -- The social structure of accumulation approach and the regulation approach : a US-Japan comparison of the reserve army effect / Tsuyoshi Tsuru -- The global economy : new edifice or crumbling foundations? / David M. Gordon -- Afterword : new international institutions and renewed world economic expansion / David M. Kotz, Terrence McDonough, and Michael Reich.

ISBN

• 0521442508 (hardback)
• 9780521442503 (hardback)
• 0521459044 (pbk.)
• 9780521459044 (pbk.)

LCCN

93015866

OCLC

• ocm28063677
• 28063677
• SCSB-5511963

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries