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Rich democracies : political economy, public policy, and performance

Author: Harold L Wilensky
Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2002.
Edition/Format:   Book : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Genre/Form: Case studies
Cas, Études de
Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Harold L Wilensky
ISBN: 0520231767 9780520231764 0520232798 9780520232792
OCLC Number: 47831595
Description: xxxi, 891 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Contents: Convergence theory --
Types of political economy --
Mass society, participation, and the mass media --
Theories of the postindustrial society --
The welfare state : convergence and divergence --
Sector spending and program emphasis --
Types of political economy, party ideology, and family policy : contrasting government responses to a common problem --
The American welfare mess in comparative perspective --
Tax-welfare backlash : how to tax, spend, and yet keep cool --
Are political parties declining? : and analysis of national variation in dealignment --
Types of political economy, spending, taxing, and economic performance --
The great American job machine in comparative perspective --
Risk and safety : American mayhem in comparative perspective --
Types of political economy, regulatory regimes, and the environment --
Health performance : affluence, political economy, and public policy as sources of real health --
Globalization : does it subvert job security, labor standards, and the welfare state? --
American exceptionalism and policy implications.
Responsibility: Harold L. Wilensky.

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