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Varieties of capitalism: the institutional foundations of comparative advantage

Peter A. Hall, +1 more
- 01 Jan 2001 - 
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In this paper, the authors highlight the role of business in national economies and show that there is more than one path to economic success, and explain national differences in social and economic policy.
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What are the most important differences among national economies? Is globalization forcing nations to converge on an Anglo-American model? What explains national differences in social and economic policy? This pathbreaking work outlines a new approach to these questions. It highlights the role of business in national economies and shows that there is more than one path to economic success.

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Varieties of capitalism in Eastern Europe (with special emphasis on Estonia and Slovenia)

Frane Adam, +2 more
- 01 Mar 2009 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors assume that the institutional and economic efficiency of a particular country (or society) depends on its historic legacy or "path-dependence", strategic interactions of the elite and the impact of the international environment.
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Institutions and Activism: Crisis and Opportunity for a German Labor Movement in Decline

Lowell Turner
- 01 Apr 2009 - 
TL;DR: In this article, a breakthrough campaign against a militantly anti-union firm in the retail industry demonstrates the potential for a German brand of social movement unionism, and a very different campaign, from deep inside that traditional framework, has mobilized union members in Nordrhein-Westfalen (IG Metall's largest district) for active engagement in contract negotiations and membership growth.
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Variegated capitalism and the geography of finance: Towards a common agenda:

Adam D. Dixon
- 01 Apr 2011 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, Peck and Theodore's call to engage with the 'varieties of capitalism' approach to heterodox political economy through a "variegated capitalism" approach, rooted in economic geography, is discussed.
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From Control to Ownership: China's Managerial Revolution

Andrew G. Walder
- 01 Mar 2011 - 
TL;DR: In this article, the ownership and control of China's corporate sector has finally begun to depart fundamentally from patterns typical in the socialist past and create a new corporate elite with greater compensation, personal wealth, and independence from government agencies.
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Is the German system of corporate governance converging towards the Anglo-American model?

Marc Goergen, +2 more
- 23 Feb 2008 - 
TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyse whether the German corporate governance is converging towards Anglo-American practices and find no clear signs of convergence in form, i.e. the main distinctive features of the German system have remained largely unaltered.