American political economy in global perspective / / Harold L. Wilensky [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Wilensky Harold L.
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxiv, 360 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 330.973
• Soggetto topico: Economic policy; Comparative government; Political sociology; Welfare state; Globalization
• Soggetto geografico: United States Economic policy; United States Economic conditions
• Classificazione: POL000000
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Machine generated contents note: Part I. Globalization, Public Policy, and the Wellbeing of People: 1. The welfare state as the center of public finance and political conflict; 2. Energy policy and performance: U.S. and the world; 3. What tradeoffs are good and bad for the economy?: domestic structures and policies that permit adaptation to globalization; 4. Retrenchment of the welfare state? the fate of 'cutback budgeting' in Italy, France, Germany, the U.S., U.K., and New Zealand; 5. Pensions coverage: US health care remains unique; 6. The impact of 'globalization': an overview; Part II. Moving the U.S. off the Low Road: Lessons from Abroad: 7. Low road versus high road: American exceptionalism; 8. Policy implications for the United States: how to get off the low road.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: American political economy in global perspective
• ISBN: 1-107-23086-1; 1-139-23459-5; 1-280-87908-4; 1-139-23313-0; 9786613720399; 1-139-08736-3; 1-139-23091-3; 1-139-23391-2; 1-139-22945-1; 1-139-23236-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910813693303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II