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During the last ten years, a lively discussion has developed on the determinants of economic slowdowns and the reasons for increasing cross-national variation in economic performance. According to most discussants, such institutions as interest groups and governments make a difference. But what kind of difference? This question is a source of great disagreement.
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Paloheimo, H. (1990). Between Liberalism and Corporatism: The Effect of Trade Unions and Governments on Economic Performance in Eighteen OECD Countries. In: Brunetta, R., Dell’Aringa, C. (eds) Labour Relations and Economic Performance. International Economic Association Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-11562-4_5
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