Divergent Constitution of Liberal Regimes

Comparison of the U.S. and German Automotive Supplier Markets

Bibliographic Data

ID7353910
AuthorsHyeong-Ki Kwon (corresponding author)
Year2003
Volume31
Issue1
Pages93-130
Publication date2003-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolitics & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0032-3292 • E-ISSN: 1552-7514
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0032329202250163
OpenAlexW2141131767
LanguageEN
Citations received6

This article investigates, based on in-depth interviews and mail surveys, the different ways liberal market regimes are constituted by looking at two small market societies, the U.S. and German automotive parts markets. In a situation in which neoliberal paradigm is being challenged and prior norms about contracts and contractual relations do not work either, this article explores how different conceptions of fairness and divergent market regimes are constituted. This article claims that divergent market regimes result from different kinds of problem-solving practices in a novel context among reflexive agents—public deliberation versus isolated dyadic deliberation of conflicts

Automotive industry · Constitution · Context (archaeology · Deliberation · Economics · German · Political economy · Political science · Positive economics · Reflexivity · Social science · Sociology · Work (physics · Economic and Social Issues · Engineering · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact · Law