Capitalism, Democracy, and Welfare

by Torben Iversen

Book Overview

Based on the key idea that social protection in a modern economy, both inside and outside the state, can be understood as protection of specific investments in human capital, Torben Iversen offers a systematic explanation of popular preferences for redistributive spending, the economic role of political parties and electoral systems, and labor market stratification (including gender inequality). Contrary to the popular idea that competition in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521613078
• ISBN13: 9780521613071
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 8.9"