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American Political Economy in Global PerspectiveAuthor(s): Harold L. Wilensky\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781107638952, 978-1107638952\nSynopsis\nThis book is a guide to claims about the proper role of government and markets in a global economy. Moving between systematic comparison of nineteen rich democracies and debate about what the United States can do to restore a more civilized, egalitarian and fair society, Harold L. Wilensky tells us how six of these countries got on a low road to economic progress and which components of their labor-crunch strategy are uniquely American. He provides an overview of the impact of major dimensions of globalization, only one of which the interaction of the internationalization of finance and the rapid increase in the autonomy of central banks undermines either national sovereignty or job security, labor standards, and the welfare state. Although Wilen.