This essay reviews recent literature on varieties of capitalism, drawing on insights from
existing studies to propose a new, more differentiated way of thinking about contemporary …

▪ Abstract Following a period of almost obsessive academic attention in the 1980s, in the
early 1990s the concept of corporatism fell from favor, as its explanatory powers appeared to …

This book has both empirical and theoretical goals. The primary empirical goal is to examine
the evolution of industrial relations in Western Europe from the end of the 1970s up to the …

The political‐economic institutions that have traditionally reconciled economic efficiency with
social solidarity in the advanced industrial countries, and specifically in the so‐called …

During the last few decades, human dynamics, institutional change, political relations and
the global environment have become successively more intertwined. While increased global …

The political structures of the Scandinavian nations have long stood as models for
government and public policy. This comprehensive study examines how that “Nordic model” …

The distribution of pay differs significantly across countries and over time among advanced
industrial societies. In this paper, institutional and political determinants of pay inequality are …

Industrial relations systems in the advanced industrial countries are experiencing serious
new strains as a result of intensified market competition and adjustment pressures. More …

One of the most significant achievements of the post-war era has been the reconciliation of
economic growth with varying degrees of social justice within Western European welfare …

In recent years some OECD countries were successful in lowering the unemployment rate
substantially while other countries were not. In this paper we investigate to what extent …