1st Edition
Capitalisms and Democracies Can Growth and Equality be Reconciled?
This book examines steadily-growing increases in inequality within Western capitalist democracies, examining with care the differences between these democracies rooted in their culture and institutions.
It highlights the differences in growth and inequalities between different countries, pointing to the role of endogenous institutions that affect social inequalities as well as the relationship between redistribution and economic growth. The book presents extensive comparative research on institutional factors such as industrial relations, welfare systems, training and innovation policies.
Paying attention to diverse types of democracies and to the main features of left-wing parties, the book highlights the importance of politics, and of different types of democracies, in shaping social inequalities and diverse development paths. It will appeal to students and scholars interested in economic and labour sociology, welfare studies, comparative political economy, comparative welfare, varieties of capitalism, and comparative politics.
The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution- Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
Introduction
Carlo Trigilia
Part I: Growth and Inequalities in Advanced Democracies
1. Four Models of Growth and Inequality
Alberto Gherardini
2. Production Structure, Employment and Corporate Governance
Marco Betti and Cecilia Manzo
3. Industrial Relations
Dario Raspanti
4. Labour Market Policies
Roberto Rizza
5. Welfare Systems
Giovanni Amerigo Giuliani
6. Education and Innovation Policies
Alberto Gherardini
7. Political Institutions, Governments, and Parties
Vittorio Martone Daniela R. Piccio
Part II: Comparative-Historical Analysis
8. Industrial Relations: Representation, Inclusion and Competitiveness
Luigi Burroni and Marcello Pedaci
9. Labour Market Policies: Deregulation, Inclusion and Dualization
Roberto Rizza, Nicola De Luigi, and Barbara Giullari
10. Welfare, Social Policies and Redistribution
Emmanuele Pavolini and Antonino Sorrenti
11. The Influence of Innovation & Education Policy on Inclusive Growth
Alberto Gherardini, Cecilia Manzo, and Dario Raspanti
Part III: Institutional Structure, Politics and Policies
12. Processes of Political Convergence and Divergence in Advanced Democracies
Alfio Mastropaolo, Franca Roncarolo, and Rocco Sciarrone
13. Social Stratification and Electoral Behaviour
Alberto Gherardini and Giovanni Amerigo Giuliani
14. Politics and Policies of Left-Wing Parties
Alfio Mastropaolo, Vittorio Martone, Daniela R. Piccio, Rocco Sciarrone, and Luca Storti
Biography
Carlo Trigilia is Emeritus Professor of Economic Sociology at the University of Florence and member of the Italian 'Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei’. He served as Minister for Regional Development in the national Government in 2013-2014. He worked in various universities and was De Bosis professor at Harvard. His research interests and publications include local development (Social Capital and Local Economic Development, 2001; Local Production Systems in Europe, co-author, 2001; Changing Governance of Local Economies, co-author 2004); economic sociology and political economy (Economic Sociology. State, market, and Society in Modern Capitalism, 2002; Italy. Rise, decline and restructuring of a regionalised capitalism, co-author 2009; Politics against market. The hard way of Italian capitalism, co-author 2012; Is there a future for democratic capitalism, 2022).
