Globalization and the decline of social reform : into the twenty-first century /
Globalisation and the decline of social reform Globalisation and the decline of social reform : Into the twenty-first century
Gary Teeple.
- Second edition.
- x, 239 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-231) and index.
Introduction -- Social Reform and Capitalism -- The Origins of the Welfare State -- A Definition -- The Meaning of Social Reform -- The Socialism of Social Democracy -- Social Democracy -- The Impact of Social Democracy and the Welfare State on Social Inequality -- Inequality -- Redistribution -- Social Citizenship and Decommodification -- 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 -- 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 -- The Era of the "Triumph of Capitalism" -- The Meaning of the "Triumph" -- The Global System -- Political Dilemmas -- The Possibilities -- The Coming Tyranny -- 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 -- 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 -- The Question of Resistance and Alternatives. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
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Economic history--1945- Capitalism. Socialism. Welfare state Social policy. Globalization.