What explains changes in the economic structures, institutions and policies of Advanced Capitalist Democracies (ACDs)? In this article, we suggest that various answers to question field Comparative Political Economy (CPE) are essentially linked two main approaches. The first approach emphasizes role electorates political parties, their transformations, competition shaping evolution ACDs. second highlights primacy producer groups as most powerful actors influencing trajectory This review...

Abstract In December 2023, the European Parliament and Council reached an agreement to revise Solvency II Directive, aiming unlock €100 billion in private investment through a series of deregulatory measures. This marks significant departure from stringent insurance supervision framework that has shaped policy since financial crisis. Through detailed process tracing, this article examines drivers behind unexpected outcome its broader implications for EU economic governance. Whilst shift...

Cet article examine la fixation des prix médicaments remboursés par l’État, en France, depuis ses origines au sortir de Seconde Guerre mondiale jusqu’au milieu années 2010. Nous analysons les formes successives prises cette politique, l’administration unilatérale mise place 1948 aux 1980 à leur négociation dans le cadre conventions entre un Comité interministériel et industriels partir du 1990. défendons thèse selon laquelle ce contrôle l’État articule deux types gouvernement marché :...

Policy Points Private health insurance (PHI) in France has been facing critical changes over the past 30 years. A complementary and voluntary scheme, it historically dominated by nonprofit entities. However, share of for-profit companies sector significantly increased. Nonprofit firms also changed their strategies mimicked some behaviors. The present paper argues that this process is a result conflict-provoking coevolution care sectors. Trying to improve regulation industry as whole, two...

Abstract We offer a series of reflective insights about the state and direction studies related to politics regulation. Notably we argue that field is characterized by persisting divisions between Americanists Europeanists. Largely focused on actions taken political principals, former regularly report substantial politicization regulatory behavior. Reflecting recent developments in US however, show influence could be overestimated United States. Symmetrically, this same underestimated...

Abstract This research note introduces two novel indexes designed to measure legislative activity (ParlAct) and use of digital devices maintain functions (ParlTech) during the first wave Covid-19 pandemic. It will also present a comprehensive dataset on functioning legislatures critical period pandemic, providing scores for 152 domestic both ParlAct ParlTech indexes. be argued that could serve as templates future other pandemics, crises contingencies.

The aim of this work was to provide a comprehensive overview the evolution health technology assessment (HTA) concept in scientific literature through scientometric approach.A search conducted, by selecting publications, as well news from media, containing "health assessment" their title, abstracts, or keywords. We then undertook bibliometric and network analysis on corpus 2,865 publications thus obtained.Since first publication 1978, interest HTA remained marginal until turning point late...

Covid-19 has shocked governance systems worldwide. Legislatures, in particular, have been shut down or limited due to the pandemic, yet with divergence from one country another. In this article, we report results a cross-sectional quantitative analysis of legislative activity during initial reaction shock and identify factors accounting for such variation. Exploring legislatures across 159 countries, find no relation between severity limitations on legislatures’ operation, thus suggesting...

Abstract Business power is thought to increase over time when private actors are involved in the provision of public goods and services. This paper argues that this partially true—and certain circumstances, state can even swiftly regain control sectors previously ceded interests. When latter fulfill some functions on behalf or as delegates state, policymakers face ever greater pressures sustain a relationship flawed by principal-agent problems—allowing business derive appreciable political...

As in other countries, regulated savings France are intricately woven into dense regulatory frameworks driven by explicit governmental objectives. The anticipated marketization of the French economy should have eradicated them; however, a substantial portion has managed to evade this process. Is phenomenon attributable tenacious grip state-led tradition? Not entirely, as another subset these indeed undergone marketization. landscape is notably distinguished growing dichotomy: on one side,...

Le changement en matière de régulation économique a traditionnellement été analysé au prisme la théorie l’agence, qui oppose ridigité des schémas bureaucratiques traditionnels à fluidité attribuée aux organisations répondants principes du nouveau management public. A partir d’une comparaison évolutions marché pharmaceutique France et Angleterre, l’article rejette cette opposition, insistant sur les temporalités réformes rapports force internes secteurs pour expliquer le rythme l’orientation...

L’article examine l’émergence d’un marché de l’assurance santé complémentaire en France au cours des vingt dernières années. Nous y développons l’idée que, loin d’avoir suivi une trajectoire univoque, cette évolution résulte la rencontre plusieurs séries réformes partiellement indépendantes : les directives européennes « assurances » et Solvabilité 2 ; le développement réseaux soins, encouragé par pouvoirs publics plus récemment, l’obligation faite aux entreprises du secteur privé fournir...

Insufficient attention has been given to studying a vital organ jeopardized by COVID-19: legislatures. Legislatures across the globe have shut down or limited due COVID-19. In comprehensive multidisciplinary study, exploring legislatures 159 countries, we show that there is no causal relation between severity of COVID-19 and limitations on legislatures' operation. This suggests are at risk being either unfounded fear from as an excuse for silencing We find in healthy democracies relatively...

The literature has often presented European healthcare systems as being less exposed to the growing dependencies on global finance observed in other areas of social policy. This article explores sources and dynamics a regulatory path systems’ financialization that challenges this depiction. Building analogies with case pension policy, we show integration private health insurance sector into Union financial regulation framework resulted perceptible processes financialization. Notably...

En étudiant une série de mobilisations engagées par les mutuelles françaises contre directives « assurance » l’Union européenne entre années 1990 et 2010, l’article cherche à mettre au jour l’interaction différents facteurs pouvant expliquer l’échec la promotion d’intérêts économiques l’échelon européen. Le manque ressources stratégiques explique difficulté des acteurs étudiés pour faire inscrire leurs revendications l’agenda. Mais fois ces déficits comblés, leur incapacité reconnaître...

A factor that may account for the largely unanticipated victory of Brexit in 2016 is difference engagement, mobilization, and, ultimately, turnout between those whom question was a valence issue (a dry and almost technical determining policies by which uncontroversial shared ends can be achieved) it positional raw, visceral, political preference). The declining appeal politics reveal phenomenon goes beyond Britain: change nature character contemporary electoral competition help to explain...

Résumé L'article questionne la propension de schémas régulation nationaux à façonner le comportement et les représentations d'entreprises « globalisées ». On étudie pour ce faire déploiement d'agences d'évaluation médico-économique ses effets dans secteur pharmaceutique. Au sein l'industrie, l'adoption des attentes méthodes spécifiques une seule agence nationale située en Angleterre est observée. Deux explications cette situation sont alors avancées. Un travail politique experts l'agence...