Social Democratic America

Zusatztext Well-argued and fact-driven... a reasonable, worthwhile addition to the national debate over government's role in social policy. Informationen zum Autor Lane Kenworthy is Professor of Sociology and Political Science at the University of Arizona. He is author of Progress for the Poor, Jobs with Equality, and Egalitarian Capitalism. His writings have appeared in the Washington Post, Foreign Affairs, and on his blog, Consider the Evidence. Klappentext Eminent scholar Lane Kenworthy shows that, despite fierce political debates and pretensions to exceptionalism, the US is well along the path toward becoming a social democratic society. Zusammenfassung Eminent scholar Lane Kenworthy shows that, despite fierce political debates and pretensions to exceptionalism, the US is well along the path toward becoming a social democratic society. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Toward the Good Society: An American Path 2. What's the Problem? 3. How Can We Fix It? 4. Objections and Alternatives 5. Can It Happen? 6. America's Social Democratic Future Acknowledgments Notes References Index

Product details

• Authors: Lane Kenworthy, Lane (Professor of Political Science Kenworthy, Kenworthy Lane
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.2016
• EAN: 9780190230951
• ISBN: 978-0-19-023095-1
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, Political Economy, United States of America, USA, Central / national / federal government policies, Central government policies