This book argues that European economies were not deregulated in the 1980s. While old, politically-centralized institutions have lost importance, institutional arrangements continue to shape economic behavior of peripheral actors. The book's importance lies not just in showing that the prevailing deregulation view is wrong as far as continental European countries are concerned, but especially in outlining an alternative pattern of micro-social regulation of their economies.
Language
English
Pages
180
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Release
January 18, 2007
ISBN
0521030757
ISBN 13
9780521030755
Uncertain Boundaries: The Social and Political Construction of European Economies
This book argues that European economies were not deregulated in the 1980s. While old, politically-centralized institutions have lost importance, institutional arrangements continue to shape economic behavior of peripheral actors. The book's importance lies not just in showing that the prevailing deregulation view is wrong as far as continental European countries are concerned, but especially in outlining an alternative pattern of micro-social regulation of their economies.