Political economics of capitalism: Theory of regulation and crises

This article presents a book review of Robert Boyer's economie politique des capitalismes: Theorie de la regulation et des crises, La Decouverte, 2015. This book shows the systematic framework of the regulation theory based on recent research by the network of economists working along this paradigm. The theory presents a significant message that the analysis of the diverse interactions between polity and economy and the interdependence of growth regimes is indispensable in the analysis of the varieties of capitalism. As the book was originally published in French, this book review provides careful translations and interpretations of French words and phrases in English to help readers understand the academic essence of the book completely. Furthermore, this review highlights the significance of the book with a systematic theoretical framework in the context of Japanese social sciences.