HOW TO COMPARE CAPITALISMS? AN OVERVIEW OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPARATIVE POLITICAL ECONOMY Cover Image

Kako uspoređivati kapitalizme? Pregled razvoja komparativne političke ekonomije
HOW TO COMPARE CAPITALISMS? AN OVERVIEW OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPARATIVE POLITICAL ECONOMY

Author(s): Marko Grdešić
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Fakultet političkih znanosti u Zagrebu
Keywords: comparative political economy; political economy; political science; capitalism; development; economic success; institutions

Summary/Abstract: This paper gives an overview of the development of comparative political economy from its early and theoretically unarticulated attempts to the higher precision of comparison achieved more recently. Comparative political economy refers mostly to the comparison of developed capitalist countries, especially rich Western democracies. The main contributions to the field are described and critically analyzed in light of different opinions. The final part poses some questions regarding the future advancement of the discipline.

  • Issue Year: XLIV/2007
  • Issue No: 04
  • Page Range: 133-154
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Croatian