Brill Coordination in Transition: The Netherlands and the World Economy, 1950–2010: 5 (Library of Economic History, 5)

Coordination in Transition analyzes the evolution of the institutional structure of the Dutch political economy since 1950, focusing on the constant adaptation of deliberative institutions to structural economic change. Review [...] [A]n impressive and voluminous book of which the principal title, Coordination in Transition, neatly captures the key theme [...]. One of the new contributions of this book is that it also analyzes recent economic history of the Netherlands, in contrast with most other Dutch studies that only treat the twentieth century.Also readers with no particular interest in the Dutch case (or those who think they already know the country, for that matter) will find this book worthwhile to read, as each chapter sets out with a broader treatment of theoretical considerations before analyzing the Netherlands, each time accompanied by a comparison with several other western OECD countries; and as the author makes relevant statements about (developments of) LMEs and CMEs in general. [...] The large number of interesting footnotes and references underline the thoroughness and dedication with which the book was written.Annette van den Berg (Utrecht University School of Economics), EH.Net, Book Review (August 2015). About the Author Jeroen Touwen teaches economic and social history at Leiden University. He obtained his Ph.D. in 1997, with the book Extremes in the archipelago: Trade and economic development in the Outer Islands of Indonesia, 1900-1942 (Leiden: KITLV Press, 2001) and since then has published a range of articles on Dutch economic history.