Contradictions of the Welfare State

Informationen zum Autor Claus Offe, John Keane Klappentext Originally published in 1984, Contradictions of the Welfare State is centrally concerned with the origins of the difficulties of welfare capitalist states, and why these states failed to manage the socio-political problems and conflicts generated by late capitalist societies. Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1984, Contradictions of the Welfare State is centrally concerned with the origins of the difficulties of welfare capitalist states, and why these states failed to manage the socio-political problems and conflicts generated by late capitalist societies. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figures Acknowledgements Editor’s Preface Foreword Introduction 1. ‘Crises of Crisis Management’: Elements of a Political Crisis Theory 2. ‘Ungovernability’: The Renaissance of Conservative Theories of Crisis 3. Social Policy and the Theory of the State 4. Theses on the Theory of the State 5. Legitimacy Versus Efficiency 6. Some Contradictions of the Modern Welfare State 7. The Separation of Form and Content in Liberal Democracy 8. Competitive Party Democracy and the Keynesian Welfare State 9. Political Culture and Social Democratic Administration 10. Alternative Strategies in Consumer Policy 11. European Socialism and the Role of the State 12. Reflections on the Welfare State and the Future of Socialism. An Interview Index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Claus Offe, Claus (Humboldt-Universitat Zu Berlin) Offe, Offe Claus
• Con la collaborazione di: John Keane (Editore), John (University of Sydney Keane (Editore), John (University of Sydney Australia) Keane (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.07.2018
• EAN: 9781138613010
• ISBN: 978-1-138-61301-0
• Pagine: 308
• Serie: Routledge Library Editions: Welfare and the State; Routledge Library Editions: Welfare and the State
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Political structures: democracy, Social welfare & social services, Social welfare and social services, Society and Social Sciences, Political structures / systems: democracy