The Evolution of Economic Systems: Varieties of Capitalism in the Global Economy / Edition 1

by Barry Clark

Overview

The most current text of its kind, The Evolution of Economic Systems: Varieties of Capitalism in the Global Economy explores the effects of politics and culture on the nature of national economic systems. Author Barry Clark distills recent academic work in such areas as comparative political economy, varieties of capitalism, new and old institutional economics, new economic sociology, and social systems of production, presenting the material in a conversational manner that makes it accessible for undergraduate students.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780190260590
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	12/01/2015
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	400
Sales rank:	511,629
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Barry Clark (PhD, U Mass, Amherst) is Professor Emeritus and former Chair of the Economics Department at the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. He has taught at Ripon College, the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Tufts, the Pennsylvania State University, the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, and the University of Colorado-Boulder, where he currently offers a comparative economics course. He has written a text on Political Economy for Praeger and has published numerous articles on political economy. Clark's career focus, however, has been on teaching and making difficult ideas accessible to a broader group of students.

Table of Contents

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1 UNDERSTANDING ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
Three Dimensions of Economic Systems
Determinants of Economic Systems
Institutional Change and Economic Systems

CHAPTER 2 ASSESSING ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
Criteria for Assessing Economic Systems
How Economic Systems Succeed
How Economic Systems Fail

CHAPTER 3 MARKET-CENTERED ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
Markets before Capitalism
Potential Strengths of the Market
Potential Weaknesses of the Market
Conclusion

CHAPTER 4 STATE-CENTERED ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
State-Centered Economic Systems in History
Potential Strengths of the State
Potential Weaknesses of the State
Conclusion

CHAPTER 5 COMMUNITY-CENTERED ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
Community-Centered Economic Systems in History
Potential Strengths of Community
Potential Weaknesses of Community
Conclusion

CHAPTER 6 THE AMERICAN ECONOMIC SYSTEM
Competitive Capitalism 1815-1896
Organized Capitalism 1897-1932
Regulated Capitalism 1933-1979
Neoliberal Capitalism 1980-2008
A New Direction?

CHAPTER 7 THE BRITISH ECONOMIC SYSTEM
Competitive Capitalism 1800-1932
Welfare Capitalism 1933-1978
Neoliberal Capitalism 1979-1996
A New Direction?

CHAPTER 8 THE FRENCH ECONOMIC SYSTEM
State Capitalism 1815-1944
Planned Capitalism 1945-1982
Welfare Capitalism 1983-1995
A New Direction?

CHAPTER 9 THE GERMAN ECONOMIC SYSTEM
State Capitalism 1871-1932
German Fascism 1933-1945
Organized Capitalism 1946-1998
A New Direction?

CHAPTER 10 THE SWEDISH ECONOMIC SYSTEM
Organized Capitalism 1870-1931
Welfare Capitalism 1932-1991
A New Direction?

CHAPTER 11 THE RUSSIAN ECONOMIC SYSTEM
Pre-Communist Russia 1721-1916
Soviet Communism 1917-1991
State Capitalism 1992-present

CHAPTER 12 THE CHINESE ECONOMIC SYSTEM
Pre-Communist China 1644-1948
Chinese Communism 1949-1978
State Capitalism 1979-present

CHAPTER 13 THE JAPANESE ECONOMIC SYSTEM
Organized Capitalism 1868-1934
Japanese Fascism 1935-1945
Planned Capitalism 1946-1990
A New Direction?

CHAPTER 14 NEWLY INDUSTRIALIZING ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: Brazil, India, Iran, and South Korea
Brazil
India
Iran
South Korea

CHAPTER 15 GLOBALIZATION AND ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
The History of Globalization
Potential Strengths of Globalization
Potential Weaknesses of Globalization
Conclusion

Editorial Reviews

"This book's broad-based approach is likely to appeal to students, cultivating their interest in the subject matter: every student should find something of interest."—Geoffrey E. Schneider, Bucknell University

"Clark's textbook is a breath of fresh air in comparative systems. It presents the essentials of the subject within a framework that is at once conceptually challenging, coherent, and interesting."—Aida Ramos, University of Dallas

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