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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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In defence of generalized Darwinism

Howard E. Aldrich, +5 more
- 05 Jun 2008 - 
TL;DR: The authors outlines the types of phenomena to which a generalized Darwinism applies, and upholds that there is no reason to exclude social or economic entities from generalizing the core Darwinian principles to cover the evolution of social entities.
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Differentiated Knowledge Bases and Varieties of Regional Innovation Systems

Björn Asheim
- 01 Sep 2007 - 
TL;DR: In this article, the authors introduce a theoretical and analytical framework for discussing regional development and regional advantage with reference to a regional innovation system strategy, using the differentiated knowledge base approach to transcend the traditional codified-tacit dichotomy of knowledge, and for providing a trans-sectoral understanding of economic activities.
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Creative Class and Regional Growth − Empirical Evidence from Eight European Countries

Ron Boschma, +1 more
- 17 Sep 2007 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed the regional distribution and the effect of people in creative occupations based on data for more than 450 regions in eight European countries and found that the creative class has a positive and significant effect on employment growth and new business formation at the regional level.
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Social policy responsiveness in developed democracies

Clem Brooks, +1 more
- 01 Jun 2006 - 
TL;DR: This paper found that cross-national differences in the level of policy preferences help to account for a portion of the differences among social, Christian, and liberal welfare state regimes in developed democracies.
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Epi + demos + cracy: Linking Political Systems and Priorities to the Magnitude of Health Inequities—Evidence, Gaps, and a Research Agenda

Jason Beckfield, +1 more
- 01 Nov 2009 - 
TL;DR: The authors critically summarize these studies' findings, consider methodological limitations, and propose a research agenda-with careful attention to spatiotemporal scale, level, time frame, choice of health outcomes, inclusion of polities, and specification of political mechanisms-to address the enormous gaps in knowledge that were identified.