This landmark work, winner of the Woodrow Wilson Prize, analyzes the relationship between government and business, and evaluates the different forms of capitalism, socialism, and democracy in terms of efficiency and personal liberty.

This volume brings together leading political scientists to explore the distinctive features of the American political economy. The introductory chapter provides a comparatively informed framework for analyzing the interplay of markets and politics in the United States, focusing on three key factors: uniquely fragmented and decentralized political institutions; an interest grou...(展开全部)

The attempt to reduce the role of the state in the market through tax cuts, decreases in social spending, deregulation, and privatization—“neoliberalism”—took root in the United States under Ronald Reagan and in Britain under Margaret Thatcher. But why did neoliberal policies gain such prominence in these two countries and not in similarly industrialized Western countries such ...(展开全部)

Shmuel Noah Eisenstadt (Hebrew: שמואל נח אייזנשטדט) (September 10, 1923 – September 2, 2010) was an Israeli sociologist. In 1959 he was appointed to a teaching post in the sociology department of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. From 1990 until his death in September of 2010 he had been a professor emeritus. He held countless guest professorships, at among others, the Univer...(展开全部)

Shmuel Noah Eisenstadt (Hebrew: שמואל נח אייזנשטדט) (September 10, 1923 – September 2, 2010) was an Israeli sociologist. In 1959 he was appointed to a teaching post in the sociology department of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. From 1990 until his death in September of 2010 he had been a professor emeritus. He held countless guest professorships, at among others, the Univer...(展开全部)

米歇尔·克罗齐耶(Michel CROZIER)，法国国家科学研究中心主任，法兰西科学院教授，组织社会学研究中心，巴黎政治研究院社会学高等教育部负责人， 曾在哈佛大学和法国楠泰尔大学执教多年。他主持过多次有关政府部门、企业以及其他机构的实际功能的社会学调查，围绕权力现象和组织现象开展过多方面的研究。其代表作有《科层现象》、《法令不能改变社会》、《被封闭的社会》等。

米歇尔·克罗齐耶(Michel CROZIER)，法国国家科学研究中心主任，法兰西科学院教授，组织社会学研究中心，巴黎政治研究院社会学高等教育部负责人， 曾在哈佛大学和法国楠泰尔大学执教多年。他主持过多次有关政府部门、企业以及其他机构的实际功能的社会学调查，围绕权力现象和组织现象开展过多方面的研究。其代表作有《科层现象》、《法令不能改变社会》、《被封闭的社会》等。

The transition from socialism to capitalism in former socialist economies is one of the main economic events of the twentieth century. Not only does it affect the lives of approximately 1.65 billion people, but it is contributing to a shift in emphasis in economics from standard price and monetary theory to contracting and its institutional environment. Economic research in tra...(展开全部)

The transition from socialism to capitalism in former socialist economies is one of the main economic events of the twentieth century. Not only does it affect the lives of approximately 1.65 billion people, but it is contributing to a shift in emphasis in economics from standard price and monetary theory to contracting and its institutional environment. Economic research in tra...(展开全部)