The Golden Age of postwar capitalism has been eclipsed, and with it seemingly also the possibility of harmonizing equality and welfare with efficiency and jobs. Most analyses believe the the emerging postindustrial society is overdetermined by massive, convergent forces, such as tertiarization, new technologies, or globalization, all conspiring to make welfare states unsustainable in the future. Social Foundations of Postindustrial Economies takes a second, more sociological and more institutional, look at the driving forces of economic transformation. What, as a result, stands out is postindustrial diversity, not convergence. Macroscopic, global trends are undoubtedly powerful, yet their influence is easily rivalled by domestic institutional traditions, by the kind of welfare regime that, some generations ago, was put in place. It is, however, especially the family economy that hold the key as to what kind of postindustrial model will emerge, and to how evolving tradeoffs will be managed. Twentieth-century economic analysis depended on a set of sociological assumptions that, now, are invalid. Hence, to better grasp what drives today's economy, we must begin with its social foundations.
0 有用 Parker Li 2021-02-23 01:31:56
【COMP】PoliEcon 继three worlds后的又一力作。labor market, state, family三者交互融合形成对welfare regime更明确的分类和定义。对于个人而言,family这一层次一直被我错误的理解成是社会学的重点(跨学科的重要性),现在想想,以前甚至现在的自己真的是太愚蠢了。
0 有用 Parker Li 2021-02-23 01:31:56
【COMP】PoliEcon 继three worlds后的又一力作。labor market, state, family三者交互融合形成对welfare regime更明确的分类和定义。对于个人而言,family这一层次一直被我错误的理解成是社会学的重点(跨学科的重要性),现在想想,以前甚至现在的自己真的是太愚蠢了。