The Politics of Dependence Economic Parasites and Vulnerable Lives /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Cockburn, Patrick J. L. (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Θέματα: Political philosophy.; Economic development.; Political theory.; Welfare state.; Political economy.; Welfare economics.; Political Philosophy.; Development Theory.; Political Theory.; Politics of the Welfare State.; International Political Economy.; Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy.

The central claim of this book is that the dichotomy between economic dependence and economic independence is completely inadequate for describing the political challenges faced by contemporary capitalist welfare states. The simplistic contrast between markets and states as sources of income renders...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Economic Dependence and the Welfare State
• 3. Unproductive People
• 4. The Empty Economy
• 5. Currencies and Scales of Dependence
• 6. How Property Structures Dependence
• 7. Unearned Income and Inheritance
• 8. Conclusion: Choosing Our Dependencies.