1st Edition

The State, Class and the Recession (Routledge Revivals)

Edited By Stewart Clegg, Geoff Dow, Paul Boreham Copyright 1983
346 Pages
by Routledge

344 Pages
by Routledge

346 Pages
by Routledge

The contributions to this edited collection, first published in 1983, are based on two underlying themes. The first examines the major recession that took hold of the global economy during the 1980s and assesses its effects on key areas of social structure, including political and economic democracy and trade union representation. The second theme considers the limitations of state intervention... Read more

List of Abbreviations;  Preface;  1. Politics and Crisis: The State of the Recession Stewart Clegg, Paul Boreham and Geoff Dow  2. Competitive Party Democracy and the Keynesian Welfare State: Some Reflections Upon their Historical Limits Claus Offe  3. The Historical Foundations of Class Struggle in Late Capitalist Liberal Democracies Nixon Apple  4. The Institutional Transformations of the Post Laissez-Faire State: Reflections on the Italian Case Franco Ferraresi  5. Technocracy and the Late Capitalist Society: Reflections on the Problem of Rationality and Social Organisation G. T. Wilson  6. The Crisis of Representation in Class-Oriented Unions: Some reflections based on the Italian Case Marino Regini  7. An International Participation Cycle: Variations on a Recurring Theme Harvie Ramsay;  Notes on Contributors;  Name Index;  Subject Index

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Stewart Clegg, Geoff Dow, Paul Boreham