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Power Resource Theory and the Welfare State : A Critical Approach / Gregg M. Olsen, Julia S. O'Connor.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Korpi, Walter.
- Welfare state--Philosophy.
- Welfare state.
- Power (Social sciences).
- Public welfare--Sweden.
- Public welfare.
- Sweden--Social conditions.
- Sweden.
- Genre:
- Festschriften.
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (387 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2018]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This collection of essays looks at power resources theory (PRT), a ground-breaking approach to political theory that builds upon the existing strengths of Marxist theorizing while addressing its weaknesses. Rather than simply asserting that all social policies in all capitalist societies exist to maintain capitalism and serve the long-term interests of the capitalist class, PRT examines the nature and impact of social policies and the level and types of social inequality in a variety of advanced capitalist nations. The editors have compiled essays that examine the PRT approach, as well as essays that offer critical analysis of PRT. As existing summations of state theory literature largely omit PRT, this anthology is essential reading for anyone interested in social policy and radical approaches to social welfare.
- Contents:
- The Iceberg of Power below the Surface: A Preface to Power Resources Theory / Walter Korpi
- Introduction Understanding the Welfare State: Power Resources Theory and Its Critics / Gregg M. Olsen and Julia S. O'Connor
- pt. I. The Power Resources Perspective: Labour Strength and Welfare Regimes. 1. Power Resources Approach vs Action and Conflict: On Causal and Intentional Explanations in the Study of Power / Walter Korpi. 2. The Development of Family Policy: A Comparison of Family Benefits and Tax Reductions for Families in Eighteen OECD Countries / Irene Wennemo. 3. Political Parties and Public Pensions: A Quantitative Analysis / Evelyne Huber and John D. Stephens. 4. The Three Political Economies of the Welfare State / Gosta Esping-Andersen.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 07. Dez 2018)
- ISBN:
- 1-282-04535-0
- 9786612045356
- 1-4426-7867-4
- OCLC:
- 1078912681
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