Governing the Economy

Excellent, insightful...The best recent comparative work involving France that I have seen. West European Politics [A] lucid, balanced and comprehensively documented study of economic policy-making in Britain and France. Times Literary Supplement A stimulating attempt to change the terms of the debate over state policy. Hall engages with a wide-ranging body of theoretical literature and an array of historical data with a clarity and deftness that makes the book both a delight to read and controversial. Public Administration An important book...that offers a sophisticated and very attractive theoretical approach to the comparative study of advanced industrial societies that deserves wide attention...A model of the way history and theory can be combined to illuminate the broad course of the European postwar political economy. American Journal of Sociology Hall's book is highly readable, carefully argued and raises a lot of interesting questions on every topic that it covers. It deserves to be widely read. The Manchester School of Economics and Social Sciences Peter Hall is one of the most interesting new figures in the field of comparative European politics...[This book] is a provocative contribution to a number of important debates in comparative political and policy analysis. French Politics and Society Newsletter A significant and valuable study...The proposed institutional model will be valuable in the study of economic policy making in other western democracies. Governance A stimulating attempt to change the terms of the debate over state policy. Hall engages with a wide-ranging body of theoretical literature and an array of historical data with a clarity and deftness that makes the book both a delight to read and controversial. Public Administration