Stagnation or Stability?

1 - Cover [Seite 1]
2 - Introduction [Seite 14]
3 - A. Interest groups, pluralism, stagflation, and institutional sclerosis [Seite 24]
3.1 - A. I. 'The Rise and Decline of Nations' - challenges to the welfare state [Seite 25]
3.2 - A. II. Mancur Olson's view on democracy and the rentseeking society [Seite 28]
3.3 - A. III. The Logic of Collective Action [Seite 29]
3.3.1 - A. III.a. A theory on the nature of interest groups and their organisation [Seite 30]
3.3.2 - A. III.b. The acquisition of a public or collective good [Seite 34]
3.3.3 - A. III.c. Importance and problems of 'The Logic of Collective Action' [Seite 37]
3.4 - A. IV. The Rise and Decline of Nations [Seite 39]
3.5 - A. IV.a. Extending 'The Logic of Collective Action' into the political sphere [Seite 40]
3.5.1 - A. IV.b. Empirical support in 'The Rise and Decline of Nations' [Seite 46]
3.5.2 - A. IV.c. Importance and problems of 'The Rise and Decline of Nations' [Seite 49]
4 - B. Further empirical research and interpretations of interest groups [Seite 52]
4.1 - B. I. Empirical findings and case studies using Olson's approach [Seite 54]
4.2 - B. II. Research deviating from Olson's methodology [Seite 56]
4.3 - B. III. Interest groups and political volatility [Seite 61]
5 - C. Interest groups and institutions [Seite 66]
5.1 - C. I. Why institutions exist [Seite 68]
5.2 - C. II. Uncertainty and transaction costs [Seite 70]
5.3 - C. III. Structure and enforcement of property rights [Seite 76]
5.4 - C. IV. Organisations and stability [Seite 81]
6 - D. Factors of long-term economic growth [Seite 90]
6.1 - D. I. Open societies, democracy, pluralism, or open access order [Seite 90]
6.2 - D. II. Factors for stability [Seite 93]
6.3 - D. III. Advancing the understanding of organisations and institutions [Seite 97]
6.4 - D. IV. Pluralism and economic growth [Seite 98]
7 - E. Stagnation or stability [Seite 110]
8 - F. Pluralism - Stability and resilience through a quasi-indefinite regime outlook [Seite 132]
9 - G. Sweden - Unlegislated industrial relations and protracted transformation [Seite 136]
9.1 - G. I. The road to the Swedish model [Seite 137]
9.1.1 - G. I.a. The early Swedish public policy [Seite 139]
9.1.2 - G. I.b. Overcoming the Great Depression and the Second World War [Seite 142]
9.2 - G. II. The Swedish model [Seite 143]
9.2.1 - G. II.a. Policy beginnings [Seite 145]
9.2.2 - G. II.b. Adapting the capital market [Seite 148]
9.3 - G. III. The Rehn-Meidner model [Seite 150]
9.3.1 - G. III.a. Theoretical foundations [Seite 150]
9.3.2 - G. III.b. Practical application [Seite 155]
9.4 - G. IV. Transformation and traditions [Seite 159]
9.5 - G. V. Breakdown of the Swedish model [Seite 160]
9.5.1 - G. V.a. Economic factors [Seite 161]
9.5.2 - G. V.b. Political factors [Seite 164]
9.5.3 - G. V.c. Areas of policy conflict and international economic integration [Seite 169]
9.5.4 - G. V.d. Why the Krona was defended [Seite 179]
9.6 - G. VI. Return to the Swedish model [Seite 182]
9.7 - G. VII. Conclusion and outlook [Seite 186]
10 - H. Israel - The rise, the decline, and the re-invention of the Israeli Economy [Seite 192]
10.1 - H. I. The economic tradition of 'old' Israel [Seite 192]
10.1.1 - H. I.a. From communitarian settlement to an ethnorepublican dirigisme [Seite 195]
10.1.2 - H. I.b. The principles of the economic policy [Seite 203]
10.1.3 - H. I.c. The financial market [Seite 205]
10.1.4 - H. I.d. Investment policy [Seite 210]
10.1.5 - H. I.e. Cost-of-living-allowances [Seite 212]
10.1.6 - H. I.f. Politico-economic policy patterns [Seite 214]
10.1.7 - H. I.g. The tax system [Seite 216]
10.1.8 - H. I.h. The Histadrut state [Seite 217]
10.2 - H. II. The decline of the 'old' Israeli economy [Seite 225]
10.2.1 - H. II.a. Stagnation, inflation, and policy volatility [Seite 226]
10.2.2 - H. II.b. Reasons and policy agendas attributable to the decline [Seite 235]
10.3 - H. III. Transaction costs of inflation [Seite 245]
10.4 - H. IV. The 'new' Israel [Seite 247]
10.4.1 - H. IV.a. The Economic Emergency Plan of July 1985 [Seite 247]
10.4.2 - H. IV.b. The re-invention of the Israeli politico-economic character [Seite 251]
10.5 - H. V. How and why Israel overcame stagflation, price and wage rigidities [Seite 260]
10.6 - H. VI. Conclusion and outlook [Seite 268]
11 - Conclusion [Seite 272]
12 - Bibliography [Seite 278]
13 - Index [Seite 286]