Capitalists against Markets - The Making of Labor Markets and Welfare States in the United States and Sweden (Paperback)

Conventional wisdom argues that welfare state builders in the US and Sweden in the 1930s took their cues from labor and labor movements. Swenson makes the startling argument that pragmatic social reformers looked for support not only from below but also from above, taking into account capitalist interests and preferences. Juxtaposing two widely recognised extremes of welfare, the US and Sweden, Swenson shows that employer interests played a role in welfare state development in both countries.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2002
First published:	September 2002
Authors:	Peter A. Swenson (Professor of Political Science)
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	448
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-514297-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Work & labour Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > Welfare & benefit systems Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Labour economics > General
LSN:	0-19-514297-7
Barcode:	9780195142976

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