Description: "This book focuses on the main socioeconomic and institutional features of Mediterranean countries vis-áa-vis the wider European context, to understand their role in the poor performance of their economies, as well as to assess the extent to which it did, and still does, make sense to speak of a Mediterranean type of capitalism"--
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There is much to like about this fascinating book, revisiting the Mediterranean model of capitalism. The editors put together a stellar cast of scholars to provide an extensive and compelling account of political-economic continuity and change in Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain.