Economic history and economic systems -- Definition and classification of economic systems -- Economic systems and economic outcomes -- How economic systems change -- The setting of economic systems -- Theory of capitalism -- Theory of planned socialism -- Theory and practice of market socialism...

Preface -- Overview of comparative economics -- How do we compare economies? -- The theory and practice of market capitalism -- The theory and history of marxism and socialism -- Islamic economics and the economics of other religions varieties of advanced market capitalism -- The United States...

Introduction. Comparing political economies : markets, politics, and institutions ; Welfare states : welfare state or social security state? ; "Varieties of capitalism : business institutions and strategies ; The plan of this book -- Health Policy. Is health care a commodity? ; Germany : Private...