Social innovations, institutional change and economic performance : making sense of structural adjustment processes in industrial sectors, regions and societies

Contents: Prefatory Chapter: Institutions and Social InnovationW. Richard Scott 1. Introduction: Historical Transformation Challenges Established StructuresRisto Heiskala and Timo J. HämäläinenPART I: THEORETICAL, EMPIRICAL AND POLICY PERSPECTIVES TO STRUCTURAL CHANGE2. Social Innovation, Structural Adjustment and Economic PerformanceTimo J. Hämäläinen3. Social Innovations: Structural and Power PerspectivesRisto Heiskala4. Social Innovation or Hegemonic Change? Rapid Paradigm Change in Finland in the 1980s and 1990sRisto Heiskala and Timo J. Hämäläinen5. Policy Implications: How to Facilitate the Structural Adjustment and Renewal of Advanced Societies?Timo J. HämäläinenPART II: ADDITIONAL PERSPECTIVES TO STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT IN SECTORS, REGIONS AND NATION STATES6. Structural Adjustments and Conflicting Recipes in the US Auto IndustryJ.-C. Spender7. From Path Dependency to Path Creation? Baden-Württemberg and the Future of the German ModelGerd Schienstock8. Divergence Among Mature and Rich Industrial Economies – The Case of Sweden Entering a New and Immediate EconomyGunnar Eliasson9. Social Innovation and Institutional Change in Ireland in the Late 20th Century: From ‘The Poorest of the Rich’ to ‘Europe’s Shining Light’? Julia S. O’Connor Index