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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825352903321

Autore

Munch Richard <1945-, >

Titolo

Inclusion and exclusion in the liberal competition state : the cult of the individual / / Richard Munch

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2012

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-283-52062-1

9786613833075

0-203-14484-8

1-136-50432-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Collana

Routledge research in comparative politics ; ; v. 46

Disciplina

338.6

Soggetti

Division of labor

International economic integration

Labor movement

Liberalism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; 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 justiceReferences; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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 how and why globalization is furthering the change from the welfare state to the competition state. The book considers in particular the change to solidarity taking place because of the intern