Abstract
Although Slovenia is a small, relatively new nation-state, it has been justifiably called "neocorporatist" and a "coordinated market economy," making it unique among postcommunist societies, including ten new EU member states. The authors explore how it became so, and in the process shed light on the debate between varieties of capitalism (VoC) and power resources theories about how coordinated or neocorporatist economies emerge. Although several of the elements predicted by the varieties of capitalism perspective were present in Slovenia, others were not. The authors also find that a significant mobilization by organized labor at a crucial point played an essential role, and overall find that power resources theory has greater explanatory power in this case. However, in turning from explaining how the Slovenian model was formed to why it was so unique among postcommunist cases, they find that specific historical legacies were critical, particularly those from the distinct Yugoslav form of communism.
Repository Citation
Crowley, Stephen, and Miroslav Stanojevic. 2011. "Varieties Of Capitalism, Power Resources, And Historical Legacies: Explaining The Slovenian Exception." Politics & Society 39(2): 268-295.
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
6-1-2011
Publication Title
Politics & Society
Department
Politics
Document Type
Article
DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0032329211405440
Keywords
Varieties of capitalism, Power resources, Labor, Post-communism, East Central Europe
Document Version
post-print
Language
English
Format
text
