German Ordoliberalism and French Regulation theory, two institutionalist theories born in different national contexts, show striking convergences and complement

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In Recasting Welfare Capitalism, Mark Vail employs a sophisticated and original theoretical approach to compare welfare states and political-economic adjustment

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