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How does "Régulation" theory analyze institutions

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Within "régulation" approach institutional forms are the specific expression of one or several basic social relations. They shape the short run process of economic adjustment (the "regulation" mode) as well as the growth regime. Long term transformations of capitalism are the main focus of this theory that has developed various tools in order ,to understand the factors that shape a steady growth, the nature of emerging disequilibria, the key role of social conflicts and political processes in the emergence of alternative "institutionalized compromises". The hypothesis of institutional hierarchy or complementarity helps in understanding the evolution of institutions and the coexistence of various brands of capitalism. The analysis concludes about the need for clear definitions of the basic notions of an institutional political economy and the far reaching and quite ambitious objectives of a general theory of institutions.

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  • Robert BOYER, 2003. "How does "Régulation" theory analyze institutions," Cahiers d’économie politique / Papers in Political Economy, L'Harmattan, issue 44, pages 79-101.
    • Handle: RePEc:cpo:journl:y:2003:i:44:p:79-101
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    JEL classification:

    • B52 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Current Heterodox Approaches - - - Historical; Institutional; Evolutionary; Modern Monetary Theory;
    • E11 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General Aggregative Models - - - Marxian; Sraffian; Kaleckian
    • E32 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Business Fluctuations; Cycles
    • L16 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Industrial Organization and Macroeconomics; Macroeconomic Industrial Structure
    • O11 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
    • P16 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Capitalist Economies - - - Capitalist Institutions; Welfare State

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