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Globalization and the decline of social reform : into the twenty-first century / Gary Teeple.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Aurora, Ontario : Amherst, N.Y. : Garamond Press ; Humanity Books, [2000]Copyright date: ©2000Edition: Second editionDescription: x, 239 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1551930269
  • 9781551930268
Other title:
  • Globalisation and the decline of social reform
  • Globalisation and the decline of social reform : Into the twenty-first century
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 330.122
LOC classification:
  • HC59. T36 2000
Contents:
Introduction -- 1. Social Reform and Capitalism -- The Origins of the Welfare State -- A Definition -- The Meaning of Social Reform -- 2. The Socialism of Social Democracy -- Social Democracy -- 3. The Impact of Social Democracy and the Welfare State on Social Inequality -- Inequality -- Redistribution -- Social Citizenship and Decommodification -- 4. The Global Economy and the Decline of Social Reform -- The Coming of the Global Economy -- Revolution in the Means of Production -- The Global Era -- The Decline of Social Reform -- 5. Neo-Liberal Policies and Their Rationale -- Promotion of the Primacy of Private Property Rights -- The Market as Panacea -- Free Economic Zones: Model for the Global Economy -- Deregulation of the Economy -- The Privatization of Public Corporations -- Transformation of the Tax Structure -- Reduction of the National Debt -- The Downsizing of Government -- The Restructuring of Local Government -- Dismantling the Welfare State -- The Promotion of Charities -- Circumscription of Civil Liberties /Human Rights -- Circumscription of Trade Union Powers -- Preparing for the Consequences: The Growth of Prison Facilities -- Restrictions to Democracy -- 6. The Era of the "Triumph of Capitalism" -- The Meaning of the "Triumph" -- The Global System -- Political Dilemmas -- The Possibilities -- The Coming Tyranny -- 7. Globalization as the Second Bourgeois Revolution -- The Restructuring of Economic Units -- The "State" and "Civil Society" at the Global Level -- The Decline of Liberal Democracy -- Securing the Economic Unit -- Transformation of Property Relations -- The Decline of National Cultural Identity -- 8. A Critique of the Sceptics -- Globalization as Mere Rhetoric -- Nothing New-Plus Ca Change -- Technological Revolution -- The Transnational Corporation and the Global Market -- Global Governance -- Role of the National State: "Convergence" vs. "State Capacity" -- The North-South Divide, or the Core and Periphery -- 9. The Question of Resistance and Alternatives.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-231) and index.

Introduction -- 1. Social Reform and Capitalism -- The Origins of the Welfare State -- A Definition -- The Meaning of Social Reform -- 2. The Socialism of Social Democracy -- Social Democracy -- 3. The Impact of Social Democracy and the Welfare State on Social Inequality -- Inequality -- Redistribution -- Social Citizenship and Decommodification -- 4. The Global Economy and the Decline of Social Reform -- The Coming of the Global Economy -- Revolution in the Means of Production -- The Global Era -- The Decline of Social Reform -- 5. Neo-Liberal Policies and Their Rationale -- Promotion of the Primacy of Private Property Rights -- The Market as Panacea -- Free Economic Zones: Model for the Global Economy -- Deregulation of the Economy -- The Privatization of Public Corporations -- Transformation of the Tax Structure -- Reduction of the National Debt -- The Downsizing of Government -- The Restructuring of Local Government -- Dismantling the Welfare State -- The Promotion of Charities -- Circumscription of Civil Liberties /Human Rights -- Circumscription of Trade Union Powers -- Preparing for the Consequences: The Growth of Prison Facilities -- Restrictions to Democracy -- 6. The Era of the "Triumph of Capitalism" -- The Meaning of the "Triumph" -- The Global System -- Political Dilemmas -- The Possibilities -- The Coming Tyranny -- 7. Globalization as the Second Bourgeois Revolution -- The Restructuring of Economic Units -- The "State" and "Civil Society" at the Global Level -- The Decline of Liberal Democracy -- Securing the Economic Unit -- Transformation of Property Relations -- The Decline of National Cultural Identity -- 8. A Critique of the Sceptics -- Globalization as Mere Rhetoric -- Nothing New-Plus Ca Change -- Technological Revolution -- The Transnational Corporation and the Global Market -- Global Governance -- Role of the National State: "Convergence" vs. "State Capacity" -- The North-South Divide, or the Core and Periphery -- 9. The Question of Resistance and Alternatives.

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