Governance of the American Economy

Book Overview

In this tightly edited volume, a single theoretical framework is developed to explain institutional transformation in the governance of the U.S. economy in the twentieth century, and this framework is applied to case studies of eight American industries in various sectors: telecommunications, nuclear energy, railroads, steel automobiles, dairies, meatpacking, and hospitals. By governance the contributors refer to the systems of rules, procedures and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521402573
• ISBN13: 9780521402576
• Release Date: May 1991
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 476 Pages
• Weight: 1.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"