{"product_id":"capitalist-diversity-on-europes-periphery-9780801478154","title":"Capitalist Diversity on Europes Periphery","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDorothee Bohle and Bela Geskovits trace the fundamental decisions made by postsocialist countries that have joined the European Union since 2004 or are candidates to do so.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCapitalist Diversity on Europe's Periphery\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on post-1990 East-Central Europe.... The result is an absolutely masterful analysis, sharply argued and beautifully written. I believe it is set to become a classic in the field of transition studies.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Stefan Sfallfors * Perspectives on Politics *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBohle and Greskovits... have given us a much better starting point for comparative analysis of the development of types of capitalism in the region they study than any other currently available.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Martin Myant * Transfer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBohle and Greskovits have produced a generally solid comparative study of developments in former state socialist.... They have developed a comprehensive framework for explaining the divergences.... A much better starting point for comparative analysis of the development of types of capitalism in the region they study than any other currently available.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Martin Myant * Transfer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBohle and Greskovits see three distinct approaches: the 'neoliberalism' that characterizes the Baltic states and favors market efficiency over the other two concerns; the \"embedded liberalism\" of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia, which softens the pursuit of market efficiency and pays greater attention to welfare policies; and Slovenia's 'neocorporatist' approach, which seeks to cushion the effects of marketization on particular segments of society. In this tightly argued comparative study, the authors also explore how these three clusters of countries have dealt with their socialist legacies and with the imperatives imposed by a liberal global economy and the financial and economic crisis that it has lately generated.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Robert Legvold * Foreign Affairs *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDorothee Bohle and Béla Greskovits examine the varying forms that capitalism has taken in east central Eurpoe, offering a new typology of capitalist democracies informed importantly by the work of Karl Polanyi's early analysis of twentieth-century capitalist development in Europe.... The nuance and clarity of the analysis allow the book to engage multiple debates on postcommunist political and economic reform.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Hilary Appel * Slavic Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors express a passionate commitment to liberal democracy, especially to its neocorporatist version. At the same time given their extensive knowledge of actual events they manage to stay away from far-reaching generalisations and paint a highly complex picture of the transition. While the diversity of crisis experiences raises a number of challenges to their theoretical framework, the overview of struggles during the past 20 years to combine market ef?ciency and popular support provides an important set of hypotheses regarding the future. The combination of deep theoretical and regional insights is likely to make the book a reference volume not only for scholars focusing on the region but also for those pondering the future of global capitalism and democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Dora Gyorffy, Peter Pazmany Catholic University * Europe-Asia Studies *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a long awaited book on the emerging capitalist systems in Central and Eastern Europe. Dorothee Bohle and Béla Greskovits set themselves a very challenging task: to comprehensively cover the capitalist diversity in 11 countries at a time when comparative research in the area is still at an emergent stage, and when detailed research on the individual countries is still in its infancy. They have achieved this masterfully.... \u003ci\u003eCapitalist Diversity on Europe's Periphery\u003c\/i\u003e is a superb book that should be on every reading list on Eastern European capitalism. It will certainly become a reference book on the subject as well as an agenda setter for future research in the area and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Silvana Cimpoca * West European Politics *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction: The Success, Fragility, and Diversity of Postsocialist Capitalism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Capitalist Diversity after Socialism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eComparing East European Capitalisms\u003cbr\u003e Polanyian Varieties\u003cbr\u003e Postsocialist Regime Concepts\u003cbr\u003e Matrixes of Institutions and Performances\u003cbr\u003e Puzzles of the Small State Pattern\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Paths to Postsocialist Capitalism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLeaving the East\u003cbr\u003e Mobilizing Consent\u003cbr\u003e Returning to the West: Transnationalization and European Integration\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Nation Builders and Neoliberals: The Baltic States\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eOrigins of the National and Nationalizing Projects\u003cbr\u003e Exclusionary and Inclusionary Democracies\u003cbr\u003e The Politics of Early Economic Reforms\u003cbr\u003e Nationalist Social Contracts\u003cbr\u003e Constructing the Estonian Success Story\u003cbr\u003e Internationalization, European Integration, and the Baltic Economic Miracle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Manufacturing Miracles and Welfare State Problems: The Visegrád Group\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eUnsuccessful Experiments and Double-Edged Inheritances\u003cbr\u003e Welfarist Social Contracts\u003cbr\u003e Rival Manufacturing Miracles\u003cbr\u003e Contesting the Euro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Neocorporatism and Weak States: The Southeastern European Countries\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLabor's Won Battles and Lost Wars\u003cbr\u003e Postsocialist Capitalism in Strong and Weak States\u003cbr\u003e Neocorporatist Balancing versus Crisis-Driven Path Corrections\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. The Return of Hard Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRecession, Austerity, and No Alternatives: The Baltic States\u003cbr\u003e Semicore Specialization, Polarized Democracy, and Austerity: The Visegrád Model in Peril\u003cbr\u003e The Crisis, Neocorporatism, and Weak States: Southeastern Europe\u003cbr\u003e Responsible Government or the Specter of Ungovernability\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eConclusion: Postsocialist Capitalism Twenty Years On\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLegacies, Initial Choices, and Repressed Alternatives\u003cbr\u003e Market, Welfare, Democracy, and Identity: Compatibilities and Trade-offs\u003cbr\u003e Virtues and Vices of Deep International Integration\u003cbr\u003e Global Convergence versus Capitalist Diversity\u003cbr\u003e New Global Transformations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405156950359,"sku":"9780801478154","price":26.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801478154.jpg?v=1730488922","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/capitalist-diversity-on-europes-periphery-9780801478154","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}