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Varieties of Capitalism and the Political Economy of Differentiated Integration in Europe
In this forward-thinking book, Rafał Riedel and Jakub Anusik explore the dynamics and determinants of one of the most salient issues facing contemporary Europe: differentiated integration. Going beyond static models of differentiated integration in Europe built on legal-institutional criteria, Riedel and Anusik capture the dynamism of the system by employing both a political economy perspective and the varieties of capitalism framework.
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This title contains one or more Open Access chapters.
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In this forward-thinking book, Rafał Riedel and Jakub Anusik explore the dynamics and determinants of one of the most salient issues facing contemporary Europe: differentiated integration. Going beyond static models of differentiated integration in Europe built on legal-institutional criteria, Riedel and Anusik capture the dynamism of the system by employing both a political economy perspective and the varieties of capitalism framework.
Comparative in approach, the book brings together a wide range of scholarship on differentiated integration and varieties of capitalism to explore the diversities across Germany, Poland, Switzerland and the UK. Riedel and Anusik explain the correlations and causality between the level, scope, and depth of differentiation in the European integration process, as well as the socio-economic parameters that define the varieties of capitalism in specific EU Member States. Ultimately, they find that these inter-dependencies are dynamic and reveal a wealth of interesting features, especially in the post-Brexit era.
Interdisciplinary in scope, this book is an essential read for students and scholars of political economy, European politics and policy, international relations, and evolutionary economics. A deep dive into the variety and complexity of differentiation in European integration, it is also of value to policymakers across Europe working in integration.
Comparative in approach, the book brings together a wide range of scholarship on differentiated integration and varieties of capitalism to explore the diversities across Germany, Poland, Switzerland and the UK. Riedel and Anusik explain the correlations and causality between the level, scope, and depth of differentiation in the European integration process, as well as the socio-economic parameters that define the varieties of capitalism in specific EU Member States. Ultimately, they find that these inter-dependencies are dynamic and reveal a wealth of interesting features, especially in the post-Brexit era.
Interdisciplinary in scope, this book is an essential read for students and scholars of political economy, European politics and policy, international relations, and evolutionary economics. A deep dive into the variety and complexity of differentiation in European integration, it is also of value to policymakers across Europe working in integration.
Critical Acclaim
‘The authors provide a fascinating account of differentiated European integration on the basis of national varieties of capitalism in Germany, Poland, Switzerland and the UK. The four case studies are presented with great methodological diligence, intellectual insight and theoretical reflexivity. This book sheds new light on a very diverse, yet closely connected Europe.’
– Ulrich Schmid, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
– Ulrich Schmid, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Contents
Contents
Preface
1 Introduction: The comparative capitalism approach to
European differentiated integration
2 Exploring the crossroads of ‘united in diversity’ and
varieties of capitalism
3 Germany as a coordinated market trendsetter at the core of
European integration
4 Poland: An aspiring new Member State trapped on the
EU’s periphery
5 Swiss exceptionalism: Integration without membership 105
6 The United Kingdom: Free-marketeers and their divorce
from the European Union
7 European differentiated integration and capitalism in
a comparative perspective
8 Concluding the journey through diversified Europe in the
post-Brexit era
References
Index
Preface
1 Introduction: The comparative capitalism approach to
European differentiated integration
2 Exploring the crossroads of ‘united in diversity’ and
varieties of capitalism
3 Germany as a coordinated market trendsetter at the core of
European integration
4 Poland: An aspiring new Member State trapped on the
EU’s periphery
5 Swiss exceptionalism: Integration without membership 105
6 The United Kingdom: Free-marketeers and their divorce
from the European Union
7 European differentiated integration and capitalism in
a comparative perspective
8 Concluding the journey through diversified Europe in the
post-Brexit era
References
Index
