{"product_id":"9781138517837","title":"Western Society In Transition","description":"Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface to the American Edition -- 1. Introduction and Overview -- PART I :THE ARGUMENT SPELLED OUT -- 2. Principles of Social Structures and their institutional Manifestations -- 3. The Regulative Impact of the World Market -- 4. Waves and Cycles as Modes of Change -- PART II: DISCONTINUITIES A N D THEIR LINKS -- 5. Technological Styles -- 6. Politico-Economic Regimes -- 7. The Societal Model and its Career -- PART III: SHAPING INSTITUTIONAL ORDERS -- 8. The Artificial Person and Structures of Economic Power -- 9. Schools and the Myth of Equal Opportunity -- 10. The Tortuous Paths of Capitalist and State Evolution -- PART IV: CONVERGENCE IN THE WEST? -- 11. Convergence and Persisting Differences -- 12. Japan: Any Lessons for the West? -- 13. Legitimacy and Comparative Advantages -- PART V: PRESENT TRANSFORM ATIONS AND FUTURE COMPETITIVE EDGES -- 14. Western European Unification as a Competing Model in the Triad -- 15. Cornerstones of a New Societal Model -- 16. Hegemonic Conditions Without a Hegemon -- List of Tables and Figures -- Bibliography -- Index\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eMichael A. Ledeen, Volker Bornschier\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eRoutledge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/b\u003eApr 16, 2018\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e464 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eISBN-10: \u003c\/b\u003e1138517836\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/b\u003e9781138517837\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49397227585841,"sku":"9781138517837","price":47.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/8215\/8385\/files\/9781138517837_p0_v1_s600x595.jpg?v=1717347087","url":"https:\/\/www.recomparo.com\/products\/9781138517837","provider":"ReComparo.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}