Globalization and the German model of capitalism - Erosion or survival?

British Journal of Sociology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 207-234

  Lane, Christel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

German business system; German companies; Globalization; Institutional embeddedness; Transformation processes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; GERMANY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; POLITICAL SYSTEM;

ECONOMICS; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; POLITICAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 0034203473     PISSN: 00071315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-4446.2000.00207.x     Document Type: Article

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