Social Structures of Accumulation The Political Economy of Growth and Crisis [Hardcover]

This book offers an ideal introduction to the social structure of accumulation (SSA) approach to the analysis of capitalist economies and societies.The social structure of accumulation (SSA) approach to analysis seeks to explain the fortunes of economies in terms of the influence of political and economic institutions. This study examines the international economy and the economies of Japan, South Africa, and Puerto Rico, as well as the United States.The social structure of accumulation (SSA) approach to analysis seeks to explain the fortunes of economies in terms of the influence of political and economic institutions. This study examines the international economy and the economies of Japan, South Africa, and Puerto Rico, as well as the United States.This book offers an ideal introduction to the social structure of accumulation (SSA) approach to the analysis of capitalist economies and societies. This approach seeks to explain the fortunes of economies in terms of the influence of political and economic institutions, and has proved to be a powerful tool for understanding economic success and failure. Combining newly written essays with classic articles of the SSA school, the book examines the international economy and the economies of Japan, South Africa, and Puerto Rico, as well as the United States.Introduction David M. Kotz, Terrence McDonough and Michael Reich; Part I. The Theory of Social Structures of Accumulation: 1. Long swings and stages of capitalism David M. Gordon, Richard Edwards and Michael Reich; 2. How social structures of accumulation decline and are built Michael Reich; 3. Interpreting the social structure of accumulation approach David M. Kotz; 4. Social structures of accumulation, contingent history, and stages of capitalism Terrence McDonough; 5. The regulation theory and the social structure of accumulation approach David M. Kotz; Part II. History, Institutions, and Macroeconomic Analysis: 6. The construction of social structures of accumulatils#