Contemporary Capitalism : The Embeddedness of Institutions

ISBN 10: 0521561655 / ISBN 13: 9780521561655

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1997

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Synopsis:

This book argues there is no single best institutional arrangement for organizing modern societies.

Review: "This is a stimulating set of essays produced by a distinguished set of contributors." Michael Smith, Canadian Journal of Political Sciences

"This valuable and rich collection of essays challenges the assumption of the self-adjusting market on three major grounds: first, by arguing that economic activity is coordinated bye several different institutional mechanisms and that a variety of capitalist models exist, as opposed to the idea of a single one; second, by stressing Karl Polanyi's notion of the embededness of economic institutions...third, by showing that specific forms of economic coordination are more likely to be used at some level of society...than at others." American Jrnl of Sociology

"This volume brings together a range of important and influential contributions from various disciplines in which this new institutional analysis has been applied." Comparative Labor Law & Policy Journal

Bibliographic Details

Title: Contemporary Capitalism : The Embeddedness ...
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 1997
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good