The Evolution of Modern States

Sweden, Japan, and the United States

By:

Sven Steinmo

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics

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The Evolution of Modern States, first published in 2010, is a significant contribution to the literatures on political economy, globalization, historical institutionalism, and social science methodology. The book begins with a simple question: why do rich capitalist democracies respond so differently to the common pressures they face in the early twenty-first century? Drawing on insights from evolutionary theory, Sven Steinmo challenges the common equilibrium view of politics and economics and argues that modern political economies are best understood as complex adaptive systems. The book examines the political, social, and economic history of three different nations - Sweden, Japan, and the United States - and explains how and why these countries have evolved along such different trajectories over the past century. Bringing together social and economic history, institutionalism, and evolutionary theory, Steinmo thus provides a comprehensive explanation for differing responses to globalization as well as a new way of analyzing institutional and social change.

Author Biography:

Sven Steinmo holds the Chair in Public Policy and Political Economy at the European University Institute in Florence and is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He is also an Honorary Professor at the University of Southern Denmark and the NordWel Professor of Comparative Politics at the Institute for Future Studies in Stockholm, Sweden.

Release date Australia

July 19th, 2010

Author

Sven Steinmo

Series

Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics

Pages

288

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

36 Tables, unspecified; 16 Line drawings, unspecified

Dimensions

155x231x20

ISBN-13

9780521145466

Product ID

6701750

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