Worlds of capitalism [[electronic resource] ] : institutions, governance and economic change in the era of globalization / / edited by Max Miller

• Pubblicazione: London, : Routledge, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (351 p.)
• Disciplina: 330.122
• Soggetto topico: Capitalism; Economic policy; Social policy
• Altri autori: MillerMax H
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Contributors -- Preface -- ; 1. Introduction -- ; Part I. Social institutions, governance and economic performance -- ; 2. Social institutions, technological progress and economic performance / Johannes Berger -- ; 3. Business governance and the institutions of capitalism / Harold Demsetz -- ; 4. The role of governance in diversity and change within contemporary capitalism / Colin Crouch -- ; 5. Understanding the process of economic change / Douglass C. North -- ; Part II. Varieties of contemporary capitalism -- ; 6. States, markets and capitalism, East and West / Giovanni Arrighi -- ; 7. The neoliberal ideal and the reality of workplace practice : shifting axes of political mobilization and new regimes of workplace governance in the United States / Michael J. Piore -- ; 9. After boom, bubble and bust : where is the US economy going? / Robert Brenner -- ; Part III. Capitalism and social critique in the era of globalization -- ; 10. The role of criticism in the dynamics of capitalism : social criticism versus artistic criticism / Luc Boltanski and Eve Chiapello -- ; 11. Globalization and loyalty : who are 'we'? / Gunnar Geyer and Thomas Straubhaar -- ; 12. Invasions of the market / Steven Lukes. Author index -- Subject index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Efforts to combine the outstanding economic performance in the decades following the Second World War with social security appear to be endangered half way through the first decade of the 21st century. This book draws together an international team of contributors, including Douglass North, Harold Demsetz and Michael Piore to assess the current world order.
• Titolo autorizzato: Worlds of capitalism
• ISBN: 1-280-25463-7; 9786610254637; 0-203-02384-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784050103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge studies in governance and change in the global era ; ; 5.