Debating Varieties of Capitalism: A Reader

Peter Hall and David Soskice's Varieties of Capitalism has become a seminal text and reference point across the social sciences, generating debate and research around political-economic models. Here, Bob Hancke presents the key readings on 'Varieties of Capitalism', including the original Hall and Soskice introduction, which encompass the key issues in the study of capitalism and capitalist diversity, its origins, and the debates that followed it. Beginning with the broad theoretical arguments around the idea of 'Varieties of Capitalism', the book then goes on to focus on specific empirical controversies, before finally considering recent attempts at rethinking this influential framework. The Debating Varieties of Capitalism Reader is the perfect guide to understanding this set of ideas that have changed the way we look at comparative political economy. Contributors to this volume - Steven Casper, Keck Graduate Institute, Colin Crouch, Warwick Business School, Daniel W. Gingerich, Center for the Study of Democratic Politics, Princeton University Peter A. Hall, Harvard University, Bob Hancke, London School of Economics and Political Science, Lane Kenworthy, University of Arizona, Mark Lehrer, Sawyer Business School, Suffolk University, Martin Rhodes, European University Institute, Florence, Wolfgang Streeck, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies , David Soskice, Duke University, Mark Zachary Taylor, Department of Political Science, MIT, Mark Thatcher, London School of Economics and Political Science, Kathleen Thelen, Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University.