This book identifies and explores the mechanisms linking political institutions and variation in capitalist systems. A strong correlation exists between varieties of political regimes and varieties of capitalism: majoritarian political regimes are correlated with liberal market economies (LMEs)...

This volume presents empirical studies and theoretical reflections on Evolutionary Governance Theory (EGT), its most important concepts and their interrelations. As a novel theory of governance, EGT understands governance as radically evolutionary, which implies that all elements of governance...

1 Introduction -- Part I: Governance as Evolution -- 2 Theoretical Sources of EGT -- 3 Foundational Concepts.- Part II: Building Blocks for Evolutionary Governance Theory -- 4 Evolutionary Paths -- 5 Seeing, Making & Distribution Things -- 6 The Power of Stories -- 7 Governance Paths and Reality...

KfW promotes microfinance investment funds and other activities that facilitate the growth of microfinance. This book is an expression of KfW's role as information broker. It offers a range of perspectives and themes related to microfinance investment, and its promotion