Economy as a polity the political constitution of contemporary capitalism

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: The political constitution of contemporary capitalism / Peter Wagner -- PART I. THE ANALYSIS OF CAPITALISM: WORK AT THEORETICAL RETRIEVAL -- Towards a new understanding of economic modernity / Fred Block -- The varieties of accumulation: civilisational perspectives on capitalism / Johann P. Arnason -- The problématique of economic modernity: critical theory, political philosophy and the analysis of capitalism / Peter Wagner -- PART II. MONEY, WORK, PUBLIC POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION: CONTEMPORARY CAPITALISM AND ITS HISTORICAL TRANSFORMATIONS -- The monetary issue and European economic policy in historical perspective / Bo Stråth -- The Bretton Woods agreement as an invitation to struggle / David M. Andrews -- Work, employment and activity: reflections on the history of a fictitious commodity / María Gómez Garrido -- 'Always embedded' administration: the historical evolution of administrative justice as an aspect of modern governance / Peter Lindseth -- Re-embedding public policy: decentralised collaborative governance in France and Italy / Pepper D. Culpepper -- The European turn to governance and unanswered questions of legitimacy: two examples and counter-intuitive suggestions / Christian Joerges, Michelle Everson -- PART III. RE-EMBEDDING CAPITALISM: TWO PERSPECTIVES -- The European social model and the constitutional treaty of the European Union / Giuseppe Bronzini -- Economic efficiency and social justice: a prudential approach for public actions / Feriel Kandil.