1st Edition
Inclusion and Exclusion in the Liberal Competition State The Cult of the Individual
By Richard Münch
Copyright 2012
332 Pages
46 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
320 Pages
46 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
320 Pages
46 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book examines the increasingly international division of labour, which promotes transnational integration. It analyses the change in worker solidarity as it moves from collective national welfare to a transnational inclusion of workers from various links in the production chain.
Examining three types of welfare regimes within the USA, Germany, Denmark and Sweden, the author addresses... Read more
Introduction: Inclusion and exclusion in the emerging world society 1. Economic change: from incremental to radical innovation 2. The change of solidarity: the causes and consequences of international labour division 3. Symbolic change: the new cult of the individual 4. Institutional change: liberal, conservative and egalitarian adjustment to international labour division 5. Relative exclusion and disintegration: convergence in the liberal competition state? Conclusion: The interdependent change of economy, solidarity, politics and justice
Biography
Richard Münch is Professor of Sociology at the University of Bamberg, Germany.
