American Political Economy in Global Perspective / Harold L. Wilensky.
Material type: TextPublisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012Description: 1 online resource (384 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)Content type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781139087360 (ebook)
- 330.973 23
- HC103 .W52 2012
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This book is a guide to claims about the proper role of government and markets in a global economy. Moving between systematic comparison of nineteen rich democracies and debate about what the United States can do to restore a more civilized, egalitarian and fair society, Harold L. Wilensky tells us how six of these countries got on a low road to economic progress and which components of their labor-crunch strategy are uniquely American. He provides an overview of the impact of major dimensions of globalization, only one of which – the interaction of the internationalization of finance and the rapid increase in the autonomy of central banks – undermines either national sovereignty or job security, labor standards, and the welfare state. Although Wilensky views American policy and politics through the lens of globalization, he concludes that the nation-state remains the center of personal identity, social solidarity and political action.
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