The political economy of structural reforms in Europe

Reforms in labour and product markets play a central role in government policies. This work identifies the conditions under which structural reforms are beneficial, and throws new light on the determinants and effects of structural reforms, and on how these shape the European integration experience.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface / Deyo, Frederic C. -- Introduction / Deyo, Frederic C. -- 1. Export-oriented Industrializing States in the Capitalist World System: Similarities and Differences / Barrett, Richard E. / Chin, Soomi -- 2. The Origins and Development of the Northeast Asian Political Economy: Industrial Sectors, Product Cycles, and Political Consequences / Cumings, Bruce -- 3. State and Foreign Capital in the East Asian NICs / Haggard, Stephan / Cheng, Tun-jen -- 4. Political Institutions and Economic Performance: The Government-Business Relationship in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwau / Johnson, Chalmers -- 5. The Interplay of State, Social Class, and World System in East Asian Development: The Cases of South Korea and Taiwan / Koo, Hagen -- 6. State and Labor: Modes of Political Exclusion in East Asian Development / Deyo, Frederic C. -- 7. Class, State, and Dependence in East Asia: Lessons for Latin Americanists / Evans, Peter -- 8. Coalitions, Institutions, and Linkage SequencingToward a Strategic Capacity Model of East Asian Development / Deyo, Frederic C. -- Index

Reforms in labour and product markets play a central role in government policies. This book identifies the conditions under which structural reforms are beneficial, and throws new light on the determinants and effects of structural reforms, and on how these shape the European integration experience.

Export-oriented industrializing states in the capitalist world system / Richard E. Barrett and Soomi Chin -- The origins and development of the Northeast Asian political economy / Bruce Cumings -- State and foreign capital in the East Asian NICs / Stephan Haggard and Tun-jen Cheng -- Political institutions and economic performance / Chalmers Johnson -- The interplay of state, social class, and world system in East Asian development / Hagen Koo -- State and labor / Frederic C. Deyo -- Class, state, and dependence in East Asia / Peter Evans -- Coalitions, institutions, and linkage sequencing toward a strategic capacity model of East Asian development / Frederic C. Deyo