The Political-Structural Basis for Economic Performance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9766679 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J Rogers Hollingsworth (0000-0001-9292-9260, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 459 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 28-45 |
| Publication date | 1982-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0002716282459001003 |
| OpenAlex | W2101637523 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 8 |
Focusing on France, Great Britain, Sweden, and the United States, this study attempts to answer two basic questions. First, how does one explain the variation across these countries in the organizational structure and the power of the working class? Second, for the period since 1950 how does variation in the organizational structure, the power of the working class, and the structure of the state influence such economic performances as inequality in the distribution of income and rates of change in economic productivity? Whereas the discipline of economics generally explains these performances with economic variables, this article is distinctive in demonstrating that political variables are also important. The findings indicate that the encompassing group structure of Swedish labor unions has maximized equality in income distribution and high rates of change in economic productivity while the fragmented and nonencompassing group structure of American labor has had the opposite effect. Sweden and the United States are polar opposites, with the British and French cases falling between the two extremes on most variables
Demographic economics · Distribution (mathematics · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economic power · Economic system · Economics · Income distribution · Inequality · Labour economics · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Productivity · State (computer science · Working class · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Fiscal Policies and Political Economy · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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The State and the Nuclear Waste Crisis
The Effects On Public Policy of Center-Local Relocations
Alternative Strategies for the Reconstruction of the State During Economic Reform
Government, Equality, and Economic Growth in Western Europe
Union Politics and Postwar Liberalism in the United States, 1946–1979
Modeling and Simulation in Historical Inquiry
Manufacturing Change
Poverty, inequality and class structure.
The end of liberalism
The fiscal revolution in America
State and Economy in Contemporary Capitalism
The Development of Modern France (1870-1939)
Working Class in Welfare Capitalism
Political Parties and Macroeconomic Policy
The Transition from Capitalism to Socialism
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,19 |
| Citation span | 1984 - 2016 (33) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |