When does industrial policy succeed and fail? While most approaches to these questions concentrate on policy design and state power, we draw attention to the historical legacies, industrial structures, and institutional arrangements that shape industrial policy outcomes. Using insights from...

Books reviewed in this article: Peter A. Hall and David Soskice (eds.), Varieties of Capitalism: The Institutional Foundations of Comparative Advantage Robert E. Goodwin, Bruce Headey, Ruud Muffels and Henk-Jan Dirven, The Real Worlds of Welfare Capitalism Francine D. Blau and Lawrence M. Kahn,...

Books reviewed: Wade Jacoby, Imitation and Politics: Redesigning Modern Germany Bernhard Ebbinghaus and Jelle Visser, (eds.) Trade Unions in Western Europe since 1945 Jeremy Waddington and Reiner Hoffman, (eds.) Trade Unions in Europe: Facing Challenges and Searching for Solutions Martyn Wright,...

Machine generated contents note: Introduction 1 -- Part I. State, Market, and Firms in the French Political Economy -- 1. Making Sense of France 7 -- 1.1. Economic and Industrial Adjustment in France 9 -- 1.2. Explaining Corporate Change 23 -- 1.3. A Firm-Centred View of the French Political...

Books reviewed: Employment with Human Face: Balancing Efficiency, Equity, and Voice by John W. Budd. ILR Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, Ithaca and London, 2004. Workplace Justice Without Unions by Hoyt B. Wheeler, Brian S. Klaas and Douglas M. Mahony. W.E. Upjohn Institute for...