Political Economy Reader Markets As Institutions

Steven K. Vogel and Nazneen H. Barma provide an informative overview of a number of the most significant controversies and contemporary debates in political economy through the selections of contending perspectives on a variety of issues, including: How can rich countries make their economies more competitive? How can poor countries achieve economic development? How can post-communist countries make a successful transition to markets? Will the information technology revolution render the national varieties of capitalism obsolete? Does globalization imply that the national varieties of capitalism will converge to one global capitalism? A Political Economy Reader will be an essential resource for students of political economy and economic sociology.Barma, Naazneen H. is the author of 'Political Economy Reader Markets As Institutions', published 2007 under ISBN 9780415954921 and ISBN 0415954924.