Politics in the Age of Austerity - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0745661696 ISBN 13: 9780745661698

Verlag: Polity, 2013

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Críticas:

Insightful and engaging, the essays in this volume cover a remarkably wide range of topics related to the fundamental question of our time: what happens to democracy when governments have so little fiscal room to maneuver?  A great read that will inspire new thinking and research.
Jonus Pontusson, University of Geneva

Politics in the Age of Austerity is a hugely important contribution to the contemporary literature on the political economy of the advanced capitalist countries.  Featuring a series of penetrating essays by some of the field’s foremost theorists, the book offers a powerful – and sobering – picture of the dilemmas and constraints that governments face as they seek to reconcile the increasingly conflicting demands of two constituencies – voters and “the markets”.  Rising above the sometimes narrow terms of contemporary debates, the book is firmly anchored in a broader tradition of social and political theorizing.  As such, it sheds new light on the enduring question of the evolving relationship between democracy and capitalism.
Kathleen Thelen, MIT

Reseña del editor:

In a world of increasing austerity measures, democratic politics comes under pressure. With the need to consolidate budgets and to accommodate financial markets, the responsiveness of governments to voters declines. With contributions from leading scholars in sociology and politics this book is timely and cutting edge in its analysis.

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• Verlag: Polity
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0745661696
• ISBN 13: 9780745661698
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 328
• Herausgeber: Streeck Wolfgang