Arbeitspapier | Working paper

Government interventions during the economic and financial crisis 2008/09: an analysis of national economic stimulus programs in response to the economic and financial crisis

This research traces the sources of differences in national economic stimulus programs designed and set up in response to the economic crisis 2008/09. Based on a comparative case study of the stimulus programs of Germany and France, I argue that differences in the national configuration of the economies and not solely economic preconditions explain the diverging outcomes. Using Vivien Schmidt’s “Varieties of Capitalism”-framework from 2002, I show that corporatist traditions still have a significant impact on policy outcomes in Germany whereas in France various interest groups have to cope with differing conditions for influence exertion. In fact, the balance between social- and business-supporting measures of the German stimulus program is a prime example of the German state as an “enabling facilitator”. The French stimulus program, that is significantly smaller in contrast to its German counterpart, exhibits a strong support of the industry reflecting the weak position of trade-unions vis-à-vis businesses and the state. Overall, the paper provides a comprehensive approach to comparativist policy-research by taking into account economic, institutional and political factors. It shall serve as the starting point for further research in the field of governmental interventions during the crises of the recent years.

ISSN
1869-8468
Umfang
Seite(n): 40
Sprache
Englisch
Anmerkungen
Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet

Erschienen in
PIPE - Papers on International Political Economy (19/2013)

Thema
Wirtschaft
Wirtschaftspolitik
Volkswirtschaftstheorie
Finanzkrise
Wirtschaftskrise
Wirtschaftspolitik
Industriepolitik
Konjunkturpolitik
Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Frankreich

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Müller, Friederike Elisabeth
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Freie Universität Berlin, FB Politik- und Sozialwissenschaften, Otto-Suhr-Institut für Politikwissenschaft Arbeitsstelle Internationale Politische Ökonomie
(wo)
Deutschland, Berlin
(wann)
2013

URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-201310285400
Letzte Aktualisierung
21.06.2024, 16:26 MESZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Müller, Friederike Elisabeth
  • Freie Universität Berlin, FB Politik- und Sozialwissenschaften, Otto-Suhr-Institut für Politikwissenschaft Arbeitsstelle Internationale Politische Ökonomie

Entstanden

  • 2013

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