Varieties of capitalism, types of democracy and globalization / edited by Masanobu Ido.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ido, Masanobu, 1957-

Series:

Routledge advances in international political economy.

Routledge advances in international political economy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Capitalism.

Democracy.

Globalization.

Economic policy--Cross-cultural studies.

Economic policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This book combines two strands of international political economy; examining how capitalism and democracy shape and are shaped by each other. Although until now considered separately, this path-breaking book proposes an innovative view of a political-economic system that inextricably links the model of capitalism to the type of democracy, where continuation is mutually reinforced. Advanced countries have achieved post-war affluence by adopting one of two contrasting models of capitalism; liberal market economies or coordinated market economies, and two opposing types of democracies: consensus or majoritarian democracies. Expert contributors in the field consider the question of whether and how globalization is transforming the post-war political economic systems of advanced countries such as Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Japan, as well as the question of how it is shaping democracy and capitalism combinations in former socialist countries in Eastern Europe and the new "capitalist" China. The book examines various topics, including party system change, a political dilemma of the established party, and corporate governance reforms, to posit an original an innovative theory of international political economy Variety of Capitalism, Types of Democracy and Globalization will be of interest to students and scholars of comparative politics, political economy and globalization."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover; Varieties of Capitalism, Types of Democracy and Globalization; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Part I: Theory and measurement; 1. Introduction: Varieties of capitalism, types of democracy, and globalization; 2. Varieties of capitalism and types of democracy; Part II: Changing ToD-VoC combinations in advanced democracies; 3. Party system change and the transformation of the varieties of capitalism; 4. Reversing the causal arrow: How ownership structure shapes party positions in Britain, Germany and France

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-34271-0

0-203-12398-0

9780203123980

OCLC:

798532553