The Effects of Political Institutions on Varieties of Capitalism

• Main Author: Arsenault, Matthew P. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Subjects: Political economy.; Public finance.; Economics.; Economic Systems.; Public Economics.; Political Economy.

This book identifies and explores the mechanisms linking political institutions and variation in capitalist systems. A strong correlation exists between varieties of political regimes and varieties of capitalism: majoritarian political regimes are correlated with liberal market economies (LMEs) and...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Political Institutions and Varieties of Capitalism
• 2. A Political Approach to Explaining Variation in Capitalist Systems
• 3. A Mixed-Method Approach to Capitalist Variation
• 4. A Quantitative Analysis of Varieties of Capitalism
• 5. Political Institutions and Economic Reforms: Britain and Germany
• 6. The Economic Effects of Electoral Reform: New Zealand
• 7. Conclusion.