Vol. 32 No. 1 (2012)
Jan-Mar / 2012
Published January 1, 2012
How to Cite
Bresser-Pereira, Luiz Carlos. 2012. “Five Models of Capitalism”. Brazilian Journal of Political Economy 32 (1):21-32. https://centrodeeconomiapolitica.org.br/repojs/index.php/journal/article/view/339.
Five models of capitalism
Abstract
Besides analyzing capitalist societies historically and thinking of them in terms of phases or stages, we may compare different models or varieties of capitalism. In this paper I survey the literature on this subject, and distinguish the classification that has a production or business approach from those that use a mainly political criterion. I identify five forms of capitalism: among the rich countries, the liberal democratic or Anglo-Saxon model, the social or European model, and the endogenous social integration or Japanese model; among developing countries, I distinguish the Asian developmental model from the liberal-dependent model that characterizes most other developing countries, including Brazil.
JEL Classification: O01; N01.
Keywords: capitalism models varieties of capitalism