<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2523" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hey all,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Given Doug's shameless self-promotion of his books (of which I will remind him I bought two) I thought it ok that I should advertise an edited book which is coming out in January in which I have a contribution.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2>Description</FONT></STRONG><SPAN id=lDescription>Though the emerging sub-discipline of comparative political economy is now rich in studies of different advanced capitalisms, it still lacks a systematic consideration of the organizing frameworks and methodologies underpinning those studies. This definitive volume outlines the two great debates currently shaping the analysis of advanced capitalism. This book makes the case for a greater awareness of underlying theoretical issues in the design of empirical research, and demonstrates the value of exploring the interconnections between competing intellectual approaches.</SPAN><BR><SPAN id=lContentsDescription><B><A style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)" name=Contents><BR>Contents</A> </B></SPAN><SPAN id=lContents>Introduction<BR>Paradigms of Explanation; <I>D.Coates</I><BR>PART 1: THE APPROACHES EXPLAINED<BR>Measuring Capitalism: Output, Growth and Economic Policy;<I> M.Kitson</I><BR>Beyond Bone Structure: Historical Institutionalism and the Style of Economic Growth; <I>C.J.Martin</I><BR>Contesting the 'New Capitalism'; <I>G.Albo</I><BR>PART 2: THE APPROACHES APPLIED<BR>Economic Growth and the United States since 1870: A Quantitative Economic Analysis Incorporating Institutional Factors; <I>S.Broadberry</I><BR>Two Can Play at That Game…Or Can They? Varieties of Capitalism, Varieties of Institutionalism;<I> C.Hay</I><BR>The Politics of a Miracle: Class Interests and State Power in Korean Developmentalism; <I>V.Chibber</I><BR>Euro-Capitalism and American Empire; <I>L.Panitch & S.Gindin</I><BR>PART 3: THE APPROACHES EVALUATED<BR>Varieties and Commonalities of Capitalism;<I> J.Pontusson</I><BR>The United States in the Post-War Global Political Economy: Another Look at the Brenner Debate;<I> M.Konings</I><BR>The Capitalist Economy 1945-2000: A Reply to Konings, and to Panitch and Gindin; <I>R.Brenner</I><BR>Disparate Models, Desperate Measures: The Convergence of Limits; <I>T.Fast</I><BR>Conclusion<BR>List of Contributors<BR>Bibliography</SPAN><SPAN id=lAuthorBiogsIdentifier><B> <A style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)" name=Biographies><BR>Author Biographies</A></B></SPAN><SPAN id=lAuthorBiographies>DAVID COATES is Worrell Professor of Anglo-American Studies, Wake Forest University.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Arial size=2><A href="http://www.palgrave.com/products/Catalogue.aspx?is=1403918864">http://www.palgrave.com/products/Catalogue.aspx?is=1403918864</A></FONT></SPAN></TD></DIV></BODY></HTML>