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Fairness and Division of Labor in Market Societies : Comparison of U.S. and German Automotive Industries / Hyeong-Ki Kwon.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Business History and Political Economy ; 3Publisher: New York ; Oxford : Berghahn Books, [2004]Copyright date: 2004Description: 1 online resource (240 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781789205817
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 331.7/6292/0943
LOC classification:
  • HD5718.A82U637 2004
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- List of Tables -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1 Similarities and Differences in the Transformation -- CHAPTER 2 Transformation in the American Supplier Market -- CHAPTER 3 Transformation in the German Supplier Market -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Test for Non-Response Bias -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary: Contrary to the explanations offered by the theory of non-reflexive, path-dependent institutionalism, the U.S. and the German automotive industries undertook strikingly similar patterns of industry modification under tough international competition during the 1990s, departing from their traditional national patterns. By investigating the processes of the U.S. and German adjustments, the author critically reconsiders the prevalent paradigms of political economy and comes to the conclusion that the evidence does not confirm the neoliberal paradigm. In order to better account for the recomposition of new market relations, which the author terms "converging but non-liberal" and "diverging but not predetermined" markets, he proposes an alternative model of "politics among reflexive agents," emphasizing different kinds of problem-solving practices among those reflexive agents. He argues that different forms and regimes of market are established in the process of recomposition, in which agents reflect upon not only market rationality but also upon their own institutions, creating new norms.

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- List of Tables -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1 Similarities and Differences in the Transformation -- CHAPTER 2 Transformation in the American Supplier Market -- CHAPTER 3 Transformation in the German Supplier Market -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Test for Non-Response Bias -- Bibliography -- Index

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Contrary to the explanations offered by the theory of non-reflexive, path-dependent institutionalism, the U.S. and the German automotive industries undertook strikingly similar patterns of industry modification under tough international competition during the 1990s, departing from their traditional national patterns. By investigating the processes of the U.S. and German adjustments, the author critically reconsiders the prevalent paradigms of political economy and comes to the conclusion that the evidence does not confirm the neoliberal paradigm. In order to better account for the recomposition of new market relations, which the author terms "converging but non-liberal" and "diverging but not predetermined" markets, he proposes an alternative model of "politics among reflexive agents," emphasizing different kinds of problem-solving practices among those reflexive agents. He argues that different forms and regimes of market are established in the process of recomposition, in which agents reflect upon not only market rationality but also upon their own institutions, creating new norms.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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