Network assemblage of regime stability and resilience: comparing Europe and China
Hilton L. Root
Abstract This article demonstrates that the network structures of historical regimes influence way information is spread, which in turn circumscribe behaviors different groups make up system. It advances two central claims. The first a methodological one showing patterns long-term change are best studied at system level, rather than by traditional equilibrium framework grounded models individual behavior. Then, an empirical claim established comparisons China's hub-and-spoke hypernetwork with Europe's multi-hub to show their interconnectivity forged respective capacities weather intermittent socioeconomic transitions.
Journal of Institutional Economics