Power Resource Theory and the Welfare State: A Critical Approach

by Julia S. O'Connor

Book Overview

This collection of essays looks at power resources theory (PRT), a groundbreaking approach to political theory that builds upon the existing strengths of Marxist theorizing while addressing its weaknesses. Rather than simply asserting that all social policies in all capitalist societies exist to maintain capitalism and serve the long-term interests of the capitalist class, PRT examines the nature and impact of social policies and the level and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802071716
• ISBN13: 9780802071712
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 8.9"