Great Forgetting - The Past, Present and Future of Social Democracy and the Welfare State

Informationen zum Autor Jack Lawrence Luzkow is Professor of History at Fontbonne University Klappentext This book reminds us that we were much happier when we were more equal, shared common goals, and trusted that government would be there for all of us when we needed it. The great forgetting emphasises that economic policy must be about more than getting government out of the way so some people can enrich themselves - often at the expense of the rest of us. It explodes the myth that globalisation is the cause of inequality and that the state can do little to protect us. It also demonstrates that the 1 percent are not the wealth creators they claim to be; they own much of their wealth through inheritance, tax concessions, and the ability to protect wealth in tax havens or through investments abroad. Inequality is lethal, but it can be fixed by a state that belongs to all of us and not just the 1 percent who use their wealth to acquire the political power that we once shared more.The great forgetting is dedicated to the 99 percent. It should appeal to everybody who wants to stop coddling the super-rich and who worries about their future retirement, or the healthcare of their family. The book suggests a way forward by urging people to reclaim the political power that should be theirs by right. It will be an excellent supplement or primary text for undergraduate and graduate courses on contemporary history, politics, economy, political thought and business. Zusammenfassung Explodes the myth that globalisation is the cause of inequality and that the state can do little to protect us. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction1. Where are we today? And how happy are we now that we are here? 2. Social equality: why it matters3. The way we used to be and could be again4. How we fell into the memory hole and got to where we are today5. Social democracy forgets its identity: what really ended in 1989?6. Rethinking the state7. Rethinking the past: reimagining the future8. Europe versus America: a summing upSelect bibliographyIndex...

Product details

• Authors: Jack Luzkow, Jack Lawrence Luzkow
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2015
• EAN: 9780719096396
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-9639-6
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Politikwissenschaft, USA, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien, Sozialwesen und soziale Dienste, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Political science & theory, Social welfare & social services, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social discrimination & inequality, United States of America, USA, Social welfare and social services, Political science and theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, Social discrimination and social justice