Re-Forming Capitalism: Institutional Change in the German Political Economy

by Wolfgang Streeck

Book Overview

Wolfgang Streeck is a leading figure in comparative political economy and institutional theory. In this book he addresses some of the key issues in this field: the role of history in institutional analysis, the dynamics of slow institutional change, the limitations of rational design and economic-functionalist explanations of institutional stability, and the recurrent difficulties of restraining the effects of capitalism on social order.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199573980
• ISBN13: 9780199573981
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"