Overview

This title was first published in 2001. This text looks at the welfare state, democracy and globalization, with a focus on Europe. It covers the concepts and limitations of democracy and ponders the fate of the welfare state in Europe.

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Author:   Theodore Pelagidis ,  Louka Katseli ,  John Milios
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138702646

ISBN 10:   1138702641
Pages:   262
Publication Date:   29 October 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction; Welfare decline and the crisis of democracy, Theodore Pelagidis, Louka T. Katseli and John Milios. Globalization and Democracy: Fear of freedom, Amartya Sen; The state in a changing world: social-democratizing global capitalism?, Leo Panitch; Globalization and post democracy, Kostas Vergopoulos; Concepts and Limits of Democracy: Marxian theory as a critique of democracy, Richard D. Wolff; Democracy, the market and egalitarianism, Guglielmo Carchedi; Local democracy facing with globalitarianism, Jean-Pierre Garnier; The Market Confronting Welfare and Democratic Policies: European integration and the need for democratic reconciliation, Louka T. Katseli; Catching up or falling behind: regional economic performance and the trajectories of regional economic development in the EU, Michael Dunford; European unemployment: myths and realities, Theodore Pelagidis. The End of the Welfare State in Europe?: Diminished profitability and welfare decline. (reflections on the irreformability of capitalism in the 1990s), John Milios; From competition to confrontation: the role of European economic and monetary union in the Triad, Jörg Huffschmid; Unemployment and the welfare state in Western Europe, Frank Deppe. Legal and Political Aspects of European Integration: A Democratic Deficit: The particular tripolarity of the European model of legal integration and the deficiencies of European legal theory, Dimitris Christopoulos and Dimitris Dimoulis; The European citizens’ right to free movement in its democratic dimension. The socio-political meaning of a social right, Klaus Sieveking; Citizens’ Europe as a transitional concept, Christina Giannoulis.

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’...poses the issues acutely, discusses them with passion and provides the intellectual means to combat simplistic calls for neo-liberal reform. It should be welcomed by all those concerned with the future of a humane engagement with the forces driving further economic interdependency and integration.’ Professor Grahame Thompson, The Open University, UK ’...a significant and useful book...’ Journal of Industrial Relations

'...poses the issues acutely, discusses them with passion and provides the intellectual means to combat simplistic calls for neo-liberal reform. It should be welcomed by all those concerned with the future of a humane engagement with the forces driving further economic interdependency and integration.' Professor Grahame Thompson, The Open University, UK '...a significant and useful book...' Journal of Industrial Relations

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Theodore Pelagidis, Louka Katseli, John Milios

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