The Limits of Social Democracy : Investment Politics in Sweden / Jonas Pontusson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pontusson, Jonas, Author.

Series:

Cornell Studies in Political Economy Series

Cornell Studies in Political Economy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

General Economics.

Local Subjects:

General Economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.) : 8 charts and graphs

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

'Pontusson's book does an excellent job in taking a critical look at Swedish investment politics.... On the whole, this book is the best overall explanation of Swedish investment politics. It gives the reader a clear basis for understanding the rise of Swedish social democracy and provides a detailed examination of the developments of industrial policy, codetermination, and wage-earner funds.'—Contemporary Sociology

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter One. Theoretical Perspectives on Social Democracy

Chapter Two. The Politics of Planning

Chapter Three. Labor Strategy and Investment Politics in the Postwar Era

Chapter Four. The Changing Economic Context of Reformism

Chapter Five. Active Industrial Policy

Chapter Six. Codetermination

Chapter Seven. Collective Shareownership

Chapter Eight. The Limits of Social Democracy

References

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)

ISBN:

1-5017-3754-6

OCLC:

1178769748