Introduction -- The empirical puzzle: the post-industrial divergence of Allentown and Youngstown -- Historical antecedents : the emergence and divergence of regional social structures, 1743-1945 -- Two critical choices : invoking social structure in crises -- How Allentown got its groove back :...

Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 International Differences in Women's Labour Force Participation: Theoretical Approaches -- 2 Constructing a Theoretical Framework for the Cross-national...

‘Global financial crisis' is an inaccurate description of the current upheaval in the world's financial markets. The initial banking crisis did not affect all countries to the same degree. Notably, while the US and UK banking systems were badly hit, those of the other two major Anglo-Saxon...