The Possibility of Politics: A Study in the Political Economy of the Welfare State

by Stein Ringen

Book Overview

The Possibility of Politics explores the power of political reform, specifically reform of the modern welfare state. Can reform be effective if limited to cautious and piecemeal interventions that avoid radicalism and revolution? Can it also avoid unwanted consequences? Will the welfare state survive in the future?Stein Ringen views the welfare state as a large-scale experiment in political reform. To ask if the welfare state works is to ask if political...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138537675
• ISBN13: 9781138537675
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"