Robert Boyer | Regulation Theory
Understanding the crises and transformations of capitalism
An economist and co-founder of regulation theory, Robert Boyer has spent the past fifty years analysing the institutional dynamics that shape—and undermine—growth, work and inequalities.
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“Markets do not self-regulate: it is institutions that make growth possible—and its crises intelligible.”
Born in the 1970s, regulation theory offers a historical and institutional reading of capitalism. It sheds light on Fordism and its crisis, the diversity of capitalisms, finance, Europe and inequality regimes.
A body of work at the crossroads of economics, history and the social sciences, nourished by international comparisons from Latin America to Asia.
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Une économie politique pour temps troublés
ReadIntroduction à la Revue de l’OFCE n° 190: Théorie de la régulation, p. 1-21, novembre 2025.
Présentation de l’oeuvre de Michel Aglietta
Readhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At5D4_TFM3E Entretien, Vieux Démons et nouveu mondes, 3 jours de conférences en économie, JECO, 4-5-6 novembre…
IA : les promesses de paradis pourraient tourner au cauchemar
ReadArticle, Alternatives économiques, BLOG, 10 octobre 2025
Les grands apports de l’œuvre de Michel Aglietta
ReadConférence en hommage à Michel Aglietta : Retour sur les grands apports de l’œuvre de Michel…
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