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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139538003321

Titolo

Aftershocks [[electronic resource] ] : economic crisis and institutional choice / / Anton Hemerijck, Ben Knapen, Ellen van Doorne (eds.)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : Amsterdam University Press, c2009

ISBN

1-282-45394-7

9786612453946

90-485-1185-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (285 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HemerijckA (Anton)

KnapenBen

DoorneEllen van

Disciplina

330

Soggetti

Financial crises

Financial crises - Political aspects

Economic history - 20th century

Economic history - 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes bibliographical references.

"WRR, Wetenschappelijke Raad voor het Regeringsbeleid."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; The Institutional Legacy of the Crisisof Global Capitalism; part 1 diagnosing the crisis; A Tale of Two Crises; A History of Profligate Lending; The Problem of Social Deflation; The Crisis as a Paradigm Shift; part 2 exploring domestic polictyspace under low growth; The Significance of Politics; Troubleshooting Economic Narratives; Leadership Imperatives for aPost-Crisis World; Establishing a New Macro-economicPolicy Regime; Varieties of Capitalism; Varieties of Reform; part 3 coping with paradise lost; Social Discontent inEuropean Welfare States

A Crisis of ConsumerismThe Moral Bankruptcyof New Capitalism; Transcending theEuropean Nation State; part 4 embedding a new globalcontract; The Crisis ofGlobal Governance; Capitalism 3.0; The Global Development Agenda; The Economic Crisisand Climate Change; A Stress Testfor the Welfare State; The G2 and the Crisis; part 5 realigning europe; A New European Contract; Europe's Neo-liberal Bias;



Beyond Lisbon; The Quest for Vision; Rekindling the Spirit of Cooperation; EPILOGUE Towards a New Agenda; Overview of the Interviews; Biographies of the Interviewees; Biographies of the Editors

Sommario/riassunto

A must-read for anyone who wants to understand the economic crisis and its aftermath