Gemma Scalise is Assistant Professor of Economic Sociology at the University of Bergamo, and was Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute, Italy.

Chapter 1: Introduction: Ideas and comparative political economy.- Chapter 2: Convergence or divergence? The debate on capitalist societies.- Chapter 3: Active Inclusion. A new policy paradigm in the wake of the 2008 economic crisis.- Chapter 4: Understanding divergence. A focus on national regulation.- Chapter 5: From Macro to Micro Evidence. Supranational Strategies, Local Interpretations.- Chapter 6: Local pathways to active inclusion.- Chapter 7: The political economy of policy ideas. Concluding remarks and open questions.