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Divergent Capitalisms : The Social Structuring and Change of Business Systems

by Richard Whitley
$24.15
Divergent Capitalisms : The Social Structuring and Change of Business Systems - Thryft
Divergent Capitalisms : The Social Structuring and Change of Business Systems - Thryft

Diverse capitalisms shaped by societal institutions.

Recommended for readers interested in understanding the diverse economic systems of late twentieth century, and how they differ. This book provides a framework for describing and explaining the variations in economic organization, and identifies six types of business systems linked to different institutional arrangements. It also analyses the East Asian business systems and how they are changing in the 1990s, and provides a comparison with the new capitalisms emerging in Eastern Europe.

Divergent Capitalisms : The Social Structuring and Change of Business Systems

by Richard Whitley
$24.15
ISBN: 9780199240425
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: $126.53
Authors: Richard Whitley
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date of Publication: 2000-08-24
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Economics, Business
Related Topics: Finance, Society, Management, Finance
Goodreads rating: 4.29
(rated by 7 readers)

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The late twentieth century has witnessed the establishment of new forms of capitalism in East Asia as well as new market economies in Eastern Europe. Despite the rhetoric of globalization, they are continuing to diverge because of significant differences in dominant institutions. This book presents the comparative business systems framework for describing and explaining the major differences in economic organization between market economies.
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Diverse capitalisms shaped by societal institutions.

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