The Economic Organization of East Asian Capitalism
- Marco Orru
- Nicole Woolsey Biggart - University of California, Davis, USA
- Gary Hamilton - University of Washington, USA
October 1996 | 426 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
East Asia's dynamic entrance into the global economy has provided a fruitful avenue for research in economic sociology. In this perceptive and timely volume, authors Nicole Woolsey Biggart, Gary G. Hamilton, and the late Marco Orru theorize Asian capitalism and analyze the economic organization of East Asia. Presenting differing dimensions of a Weberian perspective, the authors first provide a theoretical grounding, then consider capitalism in East Asia comparatively, and finally contrast the economies of East Asia and Europe. The Economic Organization of East Asian Capitalism shows how radically different social and cultural institutions can lead to economies that are organized and work in remarkably similar ways.
This thought-provoking volume will be essential for students and professionals in the fields of political science, management, third world studies, sociology, international relations, international business, and cross-cultural studies.
PART ONE: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES
Nicole Woolsey Biggart
Explaining Asian Economic Organization
Toward a Weberian Institutional Perspective
Nicole Woolsey Biggart and Gary G Hamilton
On the Limits of a Firm-Based Theory to Explain Business Networks
The Western Bias of Neoclassical Economics
Gary G Hamilton and Robert C Feenstra
Varieties of Hierarchies and Markets
An Introduction
PART TWO: CAPITALISM IN EAST ASIA
Nicole Woolsey Biggart and Gary G Hamilton
Explaining Asian Business Success
Theory No. 4
Gary G Hamilton and Nicole Woolsey Biggart
Market, Culture, and Authority
A Comparative Analysis of Management and Organization in the Far East
Marco Orrú, Nicole Woolsey Biggart and Gary G Hamilton
Organizational Isomorphism in East Asia
Marco Orrú, Gary G Hamilton and Mariko Suzuki
Patterns of Interfirm Control in Japanese Business
Nicole Woolsey Biggart
Institutionalized Patrimonialism in Korean Busines
Gary G Hamilton
Organization and Market Processes in Taiwan's Capitalist Economy
PART THREE: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF BUSINESS NETWORKS
Marco Orrú
The Institutional Analysis of Capitalist Economies
Marco Orrú
Institutional Cooperation in Japanese and German Capitalism
Marco Orrú
The Institutional Logic of Small-Firm Economies in Italy and Taiwan
Marco Orrú
Dirigiste Capitalism in France and South Korea