Varieties of capitalism
The VoC approach argues that the institutional frameworks within which firms operate conditions what they can do. It makes the following two core contentions: First, firms are the central actors of the economy (moving away from the neocorporatist’s focus on labour unions) because they are the agents of adjustment; and second, it has a relational view of firms: Their success depends on a core of set competences that they develop, which in turn depend on the quality of the relationship with other actors.
At the core of the VoC perspective is the importance of “system coordination”, andthe idea of “institutional complementarities”. In simplest terms, institutional subsystems– which govern capital and labour – mould capitalist models, and whenpresent in the “right” form, mutually reinforce each other. The VoC approachposits that the presence of “correctly calibrated” sub-systems (i.e., financialsystem, labour market, training system, and inter-firm relations) increases theperformance, or the so-called “comparative institutional advantage” of the firm.
Taken from the economic concept of comparative advantage in trade, the basicidea is that the institutional structure of particular political economy provides firmswith advantages for engaging in specific types of activities (Hall and Soskice2001). The presence of comparative institutional advantage enhances thesurvival chances of the system as a whole, producing specific adjustment paths topressures for change
资本主义的多样性
挥发性有机化合物的方法，认为制度框架内，企业的经营条件，他们可以做什么。它使下面的两个核心论点：第一，企业是经济的主要行动者（远离neocorporatist专注于工会）因为他们调整剂；第二，它具有企业关系的观点：他们的成功取决于核心能力，他们开发的集，这在将取决于与其他演员的关系质量。
在VOC观的核心是“协调”的重要性，“制度互补性和观念”。简单来讲，制度管理子系统–资本和劳动力–模具的资本主义模式，并whenpresent在“正确”的形式，相互加强。挥发性有机化合物的approachposits，存在“正确的校准子系统（即，制度，劳动力市场，培训系统，与公司间关系）提高性能，或所谓的“比较制度优势”的公司。
从贸易比较优势的经济概念，基本思想是特定的政治经济制度的结构提供了从事特定类型的活动公司拥有的优势（霍尔和soskice2001）。比较制度优势的存在提高了生存机会的系统作为一个整体，产生具体的调整路径topressures变化。
