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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: CULTURE, WEALTH, AND POWER IN THE 21ST CENTURY COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: CULTURE, WEALTH, AND POWER IN THE 21ST CENTURY STEVEN ROSEFIELDE "Comparative Economic Systems: Culture, Wealth, and Power in the 21st Century explains how culture, in various guises, modifies the standard rules of economic engagement, creating systems that differ… OL13632217W
Capitalist diversity and diversity within capitalism Capitalist diversity and diversity within capitalism Christel Lane "The economic crisis that began in 2008 has underscored the impact not only of embedded and assumed ways of managing the economy, but also that present circumstances are the product of a long period … OL15933346W
Varieties of Capitalism Varieties of Capitalism David W. Soskice,Peter A. Hall,David W. Soskice,Peter A. Hall What are the most fundamental differences among the political economies of the developed world? How do national institutional differences condition economic performance, public policy, and social wel… OL17992986W
Innovation in local economies Innovation in local economies Colin Crouch,Helmut Voelzkow xi, 211 p. : 25 cm OL18806178W
Comparing economic systems in the twenty-first century Comparing economic systems in the twenty-first century Paul R. Gregory Gregory and Stuart have revamped this definitive text to mirror major changes within the global economy of the 21st century. In addition to a new title, the book now features more emphasis on transit… OL1965895W
Is capitalism obsolete? Is capitalism obsolete? Giacomo G. Corneo Is there a feasible and desirable alternative to capitalism? Challenging capitalism has been somewhat taboo for academic economists since the collapse of communism. And yet it remains a hot question,… OL19722090W
Capitalism vs. socialism Capitalism vs. socialism Michael Kronenwetter Discusses the history of capitalism and socialism, focusing on how these economic systems function in the United States and the Soviet Union today. OL2690610W
Market mechanisms and central economic planning Market mechanisms and central economic planning Milton Friedman 32 p. ; 23 cm OL2747731W
The Political Economy of Labour Market Institutions The Political Economy of Labour Market Institutions Gilles Saint-Paul According to most orthodox economists, labour market rigidities are the key culprit for such high unemployment as has been observed in Europe during the past three decades. But governments that have … OL3277730W
The political economy of participatory economics The political economy of participatory economics Michael Albert With the near bankruptcy of centrally planned economies now apparent and with capitalism seemingly incapable of generating egalitarian outcomes in the first world and economic development in the thir… OL3902281W
Economic institutions and democratic reform Economic institutions and democratic reform Ole Nørgaard xiv, 251 p. : 24 cm OL4539818W
Structural change and development policy Structural change and development policy Hollis Burnley Chenery This book offers both a retrospective evaluation by the author of his thought and writing over the past two decades and an extension of his work in Redistribution with Growth. Chapters that discuss t… OL5270784W