Green, Andy;
Mostafa, Tarek;
Preston, John;
(2010)
The chimera of competitiveness : Varieties of capitalism and the economic crisis.
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Abstract
In this paper we assess the different definitions and theories of economic competitiveness at the firm and national levels. First we contrast the theories of classical liberal economists with those of the German historical school of national economics, noting the importance of the historical school for theories of national economic competitiveness. Drawing on the comparative political economy literature on ‘varieties of capitalism’, we hen discuss the factors underlying competitiveness in social market economies, social democratic economies, and liberal economies. These models f capitalism are compared under six headings: labour markets and labour market institutions; financial markets; corporate funding and governance; inter-firm relations; the role of the state; and economic culture and history. In the penultimate section of the paper we discuss how the different odels of capitalism have responded to the economic crisis and the impact of the crisis on their economic competitiveness. The paper concludes with a summary of the key points to emerge from the analysis and looks to how the scene may evolve as national economies begin to adapt.
| Type: | Report |
|---|---|
| Title: | The chimera of competitiveness : Varieties of capitalism and the economic crisis |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | LLAKES research paper ; 8 |
| Keywords: | Competitiveness, Economic crisis 2008 |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10016303 |
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