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Capitalisms and Democracies: Can Growth and Equality be Reconciled? book cover

1st Edition

Capitalisms and Democracies Can Growth and Equality be Reconciled?

Edited By Carlo Trigilia Copyright 2023
432 Pages 129 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

432 Pages 129 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

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... Read more

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).

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