Social Democracy and Welfare Capitalism: A Century of Income Security Politics

by Alexander M. Hicks

Book Overview

What has brought about the widespread public provision of welfare and income security within free-market liberalism? Some social scientists have regarded welfare as a preindustrial atavism; others, as a functional requirement of industrial society. Most recently, scholars have stressed the reformist actions of center-left parties during the decades following World War II, the workings of "new" post-industrial politics lately, and a multifaceted...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801485568
• ISBN13: 9780801485565
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"