Abstract

Dans cet article, nous demontrons l'utilite d'une approche microfondamentale dans la comprehension de phenomenes sociaux de plus grande ampleur. Grâce a l'analyse des questions de recours collectifs, qui se sont posees aux differents acteurs, au Canada et en Angleterre, nous etablissons un lien informel entre la macrovariable de « structure de l'industrie » et les formes divergentes de reglementation corporatiste instaurees dans les annees 1930. Apres avoir explique les caracteeristiques centrales de l'approche microfondamentale et souligne les aspects importants de la theorie des jeux et du concept de choix rationnel, nous examinons les temoignages elabores, presentes dans le cadre de commissions et de comites du gouvernement. Ces donnees comparatives et historiques fournissent les bases qui permettent de comprendre la maniere dont les differentes structures de l'industrie ont cause des problemes de reglementation uniques pour les gouvernements canadien et britannique. This paper argues for the utility of a microfoundational approach to understanding larger social phenomena. Through an analysis of the collective action problems experienced by the various actors in both Canada and England, I wish to establish a causal link between the macro-level variable “industry structure” and the divergent forms of corporatist regulation instituted in the 1930s. After clarifying the central features of my microfoundational approach and highlighting important aspects of game theory and rational choice explanations, I review the extensive sets of testimonies given before governmental commissions and committees. These comparative and historical data provide the foundations for understanding how distinct industry structures produced unique sets of regulatory problems for the Canadian and British governments.

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