Inequality in developed countries and Latin America: Coordinated, liberal and hierarchical systems

Economy and Society

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-52

  Schneider, Ben Ross ^a   Soskice, David ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversified business groups; Electoral system; Inequality; Latin America; Multinational corporations (MNCs); Skills; Varieties of capitalism

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; ELECTORAL SYSTEM; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; LIBERALISM; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT; POLITICAL ECONOMY; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 70349843453     PISSN: 03085147     EISSN: 14695766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03085140802560496     Document Type: Article

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