Bringing the Sector Back In and the New Political Economy: The Contextualized Comparative Sector Approach
Journal: Perspectives on Politics
Year: 2025

In the age of post-neoliberal globalization, complex interdependence has resulted in the integration of many economies and the industries within them and led to varied national and subnational political and economic responses. These forces have enabled the rise of a new political economy that requires the contextualized comparative sector approach (CCSA). This article advances a research agenda that contends theoretical and empirical leverage for explaining heterogeneity and assessing generaliza