| Uncertain Boundaries Contributor(s): Regini, Marino (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521473713 ISBN-13: 9780521473712 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $85.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 1995 Annotation: During the post-World War II period, a pattern emerged in several European countries: centralized and concerted political regulation of the economy based on Keynesian policies, the development of the welfare state and moderately successful attempts at tripartite agreements. This pattern underwent a serious crisis in the 1980s, however, and in the view of many observers was replaced by a far-reaching deregulation of the economy. In contrast to this view, Professor Regini argues that social and political institutions have by no means lost their ability to structure economic activities. They have, in fact, shaped the different ways in which the European economies have adjusted to market conditions. Regini argues that while it is wrong to see deregulation as a general trend taking place in formerly institutionally regulated economies, the relevant institutions have changed. A pattern of "micro-social" regulation of European economies has emerged as a potential replacement for the "macro-political" one, though the boundaries between the two forms of regulation remain quite uncertain. This volume discusses the conditions under which a change from a macro to a micro form occurs, as well as the features of the emerging pattern. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economics - Theory - Political Science |
| Dewey: 330.126 |
| LCCN: 94021946 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.32" W x 9.32" (0.90 lbs) 178 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book argues that European economies were not deregulated in the 1980s. While old, politically-centralized institutions have lost importance, institutional arrangements continue to shape economic behavior of peripheral actors. The book's importance lies not just in showing that the prevailing deregulation view is wrong as far as continental European countries are concerned, but especially in outlining an alternative pattern of micro-social regulation of their economies. |
