The nation-state in transformation : economic globalisation, institutional mediation and political values / edited by Michael Boss.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Böss, Michael, 1952-

Series:

MatchPoints ; 1904-3384 1.

MatchPoints, 1904-3384 ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Globalization--Economic aspects.

Globalization.

International economic integration--Political aspects.

International economic integration.

International economic relations--Political aspects.

International economic relations.

Nation-state and globalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (403 p.)

Place of Publication:

Aarhus [Denmark] : Aarhus University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Globalisation is a challenge that creates both winners and losers. Until 2008 the small Northern European states were amongst the winners as they adjust well to rapid changes in the international political economy. These countries traditionally stay competitive by balancing open economies and flexible industrial policies within various forms of social partnerships and welfare systems. But what are the factors of their success, what is the significance of the state in a globalised economy, how do we explain the differentiated effects - and what has happened after the recent economic decline?The

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Colophon; Contents; Preface; Notes on contributors; List of Tables and Figures; 1 Towards a New Consensus; Michael Böss; A surprise winner; The new consensus; Idea and approach; The structure and arguments of the book; References; Part I Histories and Institutions; 2 The Political Economy of Scale and Nation, with Special Reference to Denmark; John L. Campbell and John A. Hall; The marriage of scale and nation; Sources of vulnerability; Social capacities for coordination; Empirical conformation: Cross-national comparisons; Empirical confirmation: Denmark and the Danes

Denmark's social formation: From composite monarchy to layered homogeneityConsequential comparative advantages; Reflections and conclusions; References; 3 The Historical Dimension of Ireland's Road to Modernisation and Europeanisation; Brian Girvin; Introduction; I; II; III; IV; V; Conclusion; References; Part II Political and Economic Imaginaries; 4 It's Not the Economy, Stupid - Or is It?; David Marsh; Hyperglobalism and its opponents; The ideational turn: The role of discourses of globalisation; Economic constraints and the role of discourse; Measuring the extent of globalisation

Beyond the measurement issuei) Economic processes as a constraint on policy outcomes; ii) Mediating the effects of international economic processes; a) The domestic economic structure/situation; b) Political structures; c) Changes in social and political values; d) Electoral constraints; iii) The role of ideas; In conclusion; References; 5 The Knowledge Economy as a State Project; Bob Jessop; Introduction; What is a knowledge economy?; Statehood, states, and state projects; Economic imaginaries and state projects; When states turn to the knowledge economy; The KBE as a state project

Translating the KBE imaginary into state projects and practicesUnited States of America; Denmark; Singapore; Conclusions; References; 6 Globalisation, the Nation-State and the Public Sector; Francis Fukuyama; State scope and state strength; State reform and the black hole of public administration; Lack of specificity; New approaches to public administration; References; Part III State, Market and Governance; 7 Negotiated Governance and Hybridity in Small European Countries: Ireland and Denmark; Rory O'Donnell; Introduction; The analytical foundations of Irish social partnership

The self-understanding of Irish partnershipIrish success based on an eclectic policy approach; The developmental welfare state; Parallel accounts in Denmark; Parallel thinking on the negotiated economy; Structural policy and a generalised system of negotiations; Beyond corporatism; Hybridity; Hybridity as a basis for Danish-Irish comparison; Institutional entrepreneurship and recombinant governance; References; 8 Addicted to Growth:State, Market and the Difficult Politics of Development in Ireland; Seán Ó Riain; Liberal globalisation and Irish political economy; Disaggregating liberalism

Inside the developmental conspiracy

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

87-7934-207-8

OCLC:

823236168