This text offers a systematic examination of the origins, character, effects and prospects of generous welfare states in advanced industrial democracies in the post-World War II era. The authors demonstrate that prolonged government by different parties results in different welf…
Evelyne Huber and John D. Stephens offer the most systematic examination to date of the origins, character, effects, and prospects of generous welfare states in advanced industrial democracies in the postWorld War II era. They demonstrate that prolonged government by different p…
This text offers a systematic examination of the origins, character, effects and prospects of generous welfare states in advanced industrial democracies in the post-World War II era. The authors demonstrate that prolonged government by different parties results in different welf…
Introduction: A very British revolution -- 1. Atmospheric impurity -- 2. Below the poverty line -- 3. Reinventing Liberalism -- 4. The health of the nation -- 5. The well-being of the nation -- 6. The greatest argument for socialism ever produced -- 7. The man you can trust -- 8…
The essays collected in Governing Modern Societies arose from a lecture series of the same name held at Green College, University of British Columbia, in 1997 and 1998. Distinguished scholars in political science, philosophy, sociology, and economics from Canada, the United Stat…
by Stehr, Nico, Ericson, Richard V.
fromGreen College thematic lecture series
by Stehr, Nico, Ericson, Richard V.
fromGreen College thematic lecture series
The essays collected in Governing Modern Societies arose from a lecture series of the same name held at Green College, University of British Columbia, in 1997 and 1998.
Wir leben in Deutschland in der scheinbar besten aller Welten, doch schon bald werden wir feststellen, dass wir nicht das reiche Land sind, das uns Medien und Politik glauben machen wollen. Denn der Boom der hiesigen Wirtschaft ist nicht unser Verdienst, sondern in erster Linie …
Machine generated contents note: -- Chapter 1. THE WELFARE STATE RUNS AGROUND -- Chapter 2. THE SOCIAL PROGRESS OF NATIONS -- Chapter 3. FROM "YELLOW PERIL" TO MODEL MINORITY -- Chapter 4. THE CASE OF THE PREGNANT BALLERINA -- Chapter 5. KNOWLEDGE SQUARED -- Chapter 6. DEMONARCO…
This study examines in detail the successes and failures of governments across Europe and Australasia to chart distinctive courses in the face of the neoliberal backlash against state intervention, the welfare state, and guaranteed full employment.
This study examines in detail the successes and failures of governments across Europe and Australasia to chart distinctive courses in the face of the neoliberal backlash against state intervention, the welfare state, and guaranteed full employment.
This book sheds light on social policies in six South Asian countries introduced between 2003 and 2013, examining the ways in which these policies have come about, and what this reflects about the nature of the state in each of these countries. It offers a detailed analysis of t…
