This book is essential course material for students in comparative politics and comparative political economy. It covers a global perspective on the varieties of national economic models, their institutional foundations and the key challenges they face.

Anke Hassel, Hertie School, Germany

This is an excellent and timely survey of a field at last moving beyond advanced industrial economies to systematically compare the ways post-Communist and emerging markets function. It offers a clear and concise overview of the key debates and theoretical positions, introducing them without jargon and as needed through the case study chapters.

Alistair Q. Howard, Temple University, USA

Feldmann's book is a masterful attempt to extend Hall and Soskice's Varieties of Capitalism to political economies around the globe. It is highly recommended to all comparative political economy scholars.

John D Stephens, University of North Carolina, USA