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Informationen zum Autor John R. Bowman is professor of political science at Queens College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He is the author of Capitalist Collective Action: Competition, Cooperation, and Conflict in the Coal Industry , as well as articles on the politics of labor markets and social policy in both the United States and Western Europe. Klappentext This one-of-a-kind book emphasizes that differences in policies and institutions affect the lives of citizens by comparing health, pension, and family policies, as well as labour markets and corporate governance in the United States, Sweden, and Germany. Demonstrating that the US model of capitalism is not the only one that is viable, Bowman encourages students not only to rethink their assumptions about what policy alternatives are feasible, but also to learn more about American capitalism through insightful contrast. The book covers a wide range of policy areas and written in a crisp, engaging style. Zusammenfassung Students learn best about American capitalism through contrast; the US model is one of many when it comes to health! pension! family policies! as well as labor markets and corporate governance. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Introduction Comparing Political Economies: Markets, Politics, and Institutions Welfare States: Welfare State or Social Security State? The Social Democratic Welfare State: Politics against Markets The Liberal Welfare State: Embracing the Market The Conservative Welfare State: Protecting Society from the Market "Varieties of Capitalism:" Business Institutions and Strategies Liberal Market Economies: Reaching for the Invisible Hand Cooperative Market Economies: Patient Capital and Non-market Coordination The plan of this book Chapter 2: Health Policy Is Health Care a Commodity? Germany: Private Practice and Universal Coverage Basic Structure: Compulsory Non-profit Insurance Sweden: A Right to High Quality Health Care Basic Structure: County-level Provision of Services The United States: Incomplete Coverage through Private and Public Insurance The Private Welfare State in Health Care The Long Road to Health Policy Reform Present Structure: From Public Insurance to No Insurance Medicare Medicaid Private insurance The Uninsured Comparing Systems and Outcomes Chapter 3: Pension Policy Paying as You Go: Where Do Pensions Come From? Germany: Earnings-related Public Pensions Current Policy: The Shift away from Guaranteed Benefits Sweden: Public Pensions with "Notional" Accounting Current Policy: Introducing the Market to the Social Democratic Model The United States: A Public-Private Pension Mix with Precarious Retirement Social Security Today: A False Crisis Private Pensions: The Disappearing Promise Comparing Pension Systems and Outcomes Chapter 4: Family Policy Bringing Families Back In Sweden: Paid Family Leaves and Universal Public Childcare Current Policy: Toward Gender Equality? Germany : Moving Beyond the Male Breadwinner Model Current Policy: Family Leaves, Cash Assistance, and Child Care The United States: Juggling Work and Family through the Market Current Policy: The Limits of Tax Breaks Comparing Policies and Outcomes Chapter 5: The Labor Market Human Effort as a Commodity: The Distinctive Features of Labor Markets The "Two Faces of Unionism": Are Unionized Firms more Efficient? The Structure of Collective Bargaining and the Logic Centralized Wage-setting Sweden: Flexible Centralization? The Historic Compromise Wage Bargaining in Contemporary Sweden Workplace Participation and Job Security Germany: Co-determination and Coordinated Bargaining Background and Overview Works Coun...
