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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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THE PARADOX OF GLOBALIZATION Labor Relations in Germany and Beyond

Kathleen Thelen
- 01 Oct 2003 - 
TL;DR: In this article, the authors show that globalization in some ways empowers unions by rendering employers extremely vulnerable to industrial unrest, and they suggest some revisions to the second, varieties of capitalism, perspective.
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The Continuing Importance of Political Ties in China

Weilei (Stone) Shi, +2 more
- 01 Feb 2014 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, the value of political ties in China, their evolutionary trajectory along the process of globalization, and their influence in explaining variability in differentiated performance metrics are discussed, and the authors hope that their work will provide an impetus for additions and extensions that view convergence and divergence as two interrelated and mutually dependent constructs.
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Institutional coherence and macroeconomic performance

Lane Kenworthy
- 01 Jan 2006 - 
TL;DR: This paper assess the impact of institutional coherence on variation in economic growth and employment growth across 18 affluent countries over the period 1974-2000, and find that the results offer little support for the coherence hypothesis.
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Changing Lanes in China: Foreign Direct Investment, Local Governments, and Auto Sector Development

Eric Thun
TL;DR: In this paper, a view from the center of local governments, FDI, and industrial development is presented, with a focus on the auto sector and the role of local institutions in a global economy.
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Explaining thewelfare state: power resources vs. the Quality of Government

Bo Rothstein, +2 more
- 01 Mar 2012 - 
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that there is an under-theorized link in the micro-foundations for power resource theory, namely why wage earners trying to cope with social risks and demand for redistribution would turn to the state for a solution.