It is often claimed that the recent advances in information technology have some definitive organizational implications for advanced capitalist economies and, more specifically, to imply a convergence towards a single model of a more "decentralized" market economy. This paper challenges this...

At present, there is no generally accepted accounting of the institutional strengths and weaknesses of the transition economies. The first goal of the paper is to fill this gap by assessing current levels of institutional development. The second is to examine which types of institutional...

It is often claimed that the recent advances in information technology have some definitive organisational implications for advanced capitalist economies and, more specifically, to imply a convergence towards a single model of a more "decentralised" market economy. This paper challenges this...

It has turned out to be difficult to adjust welfare-state arrangements to new circumstances. This paper emphasizes developments in the labor market and changes in the structure and preferences of the family. The former include changes in demography, productivity growth and international linkages...