The political economy of trust : institutions, interests and inter-firm cooperation in Italy and Germany / Henry Farrell.

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Farrell, Henry, 1970-

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TextSeries: Cambridge studies in comparative politicsPublication details: Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2009.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 239 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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9780511596537
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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Political economy of trust.DDC classification:

338.8/70943 22

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HD69.S8 F26 2009eb

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QR 200

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Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 A Theory of Institutions and Trust; 3 Varieties of Capitalism and Industrial Districts; 4 Trust and Institutions in Industrial Districts; 5 Accounting for Change in Informal Institutions: The Dynamics of Industrial Districts; 6 Informal Institutions without Trust: Relations among Mafiosi in Sicily; 7 Conclusions; Bibliography; Index

Review: "Trust and cooperation are at the heart of the two most important approaches to comparative politics - rational choice and political culture. Yet we know little about the relationship of trust to political institutions. This book sets out a rationalist theory of how informal institutions can affect trust without reducing it to fully determined expectations. It then shows how this theory can be applied to comparative political economy, in particular to explaining inter-firm cooperation in industrial districts, geographical areas of intense small firm collaboration. The book compares trust and cooperation in two prominent districts in the literature, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, and Baden-Wurttemberg, GermanySummary: It also sets out and applies a theory of how national informal institutions may change as a result of changes in global markets, and it shows how similar mechanisms may explain persistent distrust among Sicilian mafiosi."--Jacket

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-236) and index.

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"Trust and cooperation are at the heart of the two most important approaches to comparative politics - rational choice and political culture. Yet we know little about the relationship of trust to political institutions. This book sets out a rationalist theory of how informal institutions can affect trust without reducing it to fully determined expectations. It then shows how this theory can be applied to comparative political economy, in particular to explaining inter-firm cooperation in industrial districts, geographical areas of intense small firm collaboration. The book compares trust and cooperation in two prominent districts in the literature, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, and Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

It also sets out and applies a theory of how national informal institutions may change as a result of changes in global markets, and it shows how similar mechanisms may explain persistent distrust among Sicilian mafiosi."--Jacket

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