Books Reviewed: Mauro F. Guille'n, The Limits of Convergence: Globalization and Organizational Change in Argentina, South Korea, and Spain Lawrence Mishel, Jared Bernstein and John Schmitt, The State of Working America Lowell Turner, Harry C. Katz and Richard W. Hurd (eds), Rekindling the...

In this paper we examine debates concerned with national models of industrial organisation. One school of thought has argued that distinct national models, or business systems are a prevelent and enduring paradigm. Critiques of such an approach argue that common global competitive pressures will...

In this article we provide a critical review of comparative political economy approaches to the regulation of work and welfare in Europe. We use the holistic concept of gendered employment systems to identify how the regulation of work and welfare is managed in different ways according to the...