Conventional images of the French political economy portray a country stuck in a regressive dynamic, which hinders the construction of competitive industries. Recent developments question this interpretation of the French production regime: labour productivity and corporate profitability are...

During the 1990s, wage setting increasingly became coordinated in many Member States of the European Union (EU), often through new arrangements involving broad encompassing social pacts between employers, trade unions, and governments striking deals across policy areas from wages to social and...

Multinational companies are crucial actors in a global knowledge-based economy, combining the advantages of global and locally coordinated production and innovation strategies with specific regional and national factors. This book questions how MNCs can best exploit institutionally embedded...