Social Democracy in Capitalist Society (Routledge Revivals)

2016-02-05 Business & Economics

Author : Richard Scase
Release : 2016-02-05
Genre : Business & Economics
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Download or read book Social Democracy in Capitalist Society (Routledge Revivals) written by Richard Scase. This book was released on 2016-02-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1977. This book considers the nature of industrial society, contemporary capitalism and the impact of political ideas on social structure. These ideas are discussed by reference to the impact of social democracy on the structure of capitalist society in a comparative analysis of Britain and Sweden — including an interview survey of industrial workers socio-political attitudes. The study is concluded by a general discussion of the role of social democracy in capitalist society. It is argued that the development of social democracy generates ‘strains’ which, in the long term, question the legitimacy of capitalism among industrial manual workers.

The Social Democratic Image of Society (Routledge Revivals)

2009-11-11 Labor movement

Author : Francis Castles
Release : 2009-11-11
Genre : Labor movement
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Download or read book The Social Democratic Image of Society (Routledge Revivals) written by Francis Castles. This book was released on 2009-11-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, originally published in 1978, constitutes a genuinely comparative study of the world's only truly succesful democratic socialist parties: the Social Democraic Parties of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The measure of achievement is not merely political success, the fact that in Scandinavia the Social Democrats have become 'natural parties of goverment', for just as importantly, the author shows that a political success grounded on the symbiotic relationship between party and trade union movement has been the foundation for a higher level of welfare state provision and egalitarian striving than in virtually any other advanced Western nations. It is a book for friends and foes of democratic socialism alike; for the former to provide an understanding of the tasks ahead and for the latter to know the enemy better.

Socialism the Active Utopia (Routledge Revivals)

2009-11-18 Political Science

Author : Zygmunt Bauman
Release : 2009-11-18
Genre : Political Science
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Book Synopsis Socialism the Active Utopia (Routledge Revivals) by : Zygmunt Bauman

Download or read book Socialism the Active Utopia (Routledge Revivals) written by Zygmunt Bauman. This book was released on 2009-11-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rather than contributing to the long-standing discussion about the characteristics of the society that socialism proposes to establish, this Routledge Revival, initially published in 1976, aims to explore the impact of the ‘living utopia’ of socialism on the development of modern society. It begins with an analysis of the role of utopia in general, and of the socialist utopia in particular; Bauman considers the opposition between ‘utopian’ and ‘scientific’ social thought; He presents socialism as the ‘counter-culture’ of capitalist society; The book finally examines the reasons for the failure of socialism in its application to the peasant revolution in Russia. It then explores some possible forms that the socialist utopia might take in the industrial societies of the late twentieth century. Professor Bauman writes for those who want to understand the logic of the historical fate of socialism in the present century, who are concerned about the validity and vitality of socialist ideas on the development of modern society, and who are interested, and perhaps confused, by the cultural and ideological conflicts of the last few decades.

Capital and Power (Routledge Revivals)

2010-07-02 Political Science

Author : John Girling
Release : 2010-07-02
Genre : Political Science
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Download or read book Capital and Power (Routledge Revivals) written by John Girling. This book was released on 2010-07-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1987, this book comprises a critical evaluation of Marxist, Gramscian and pluralist theories of social development; the application of these theories, chiefly to Third World countries: hence consideration of the problems of ‘specificity’, general theory and social change. This is followed by an assessment of the stages of economic development in relation to state power and politics; and the role of the ‘external’: the impact of the world market economy and the security imperative. The book is not a discussion of theory, but of theory-in-practice. Above all, it represents a continuing debate between Marxism and pluralism – on the themes of accumulation, power, legitimacy – resulting in convergence.

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