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Power Resource Theory and the Welfare State: A Critical Approach

Power Resource Theory and the Welfare State: A Critical Approach

O'Connor, Julia S.
Olsen, Gregg M.

Paperback

General Political ScienceSocial Movements

ISBN10: 0802071716
ISBN13: 9780802071712
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: Aug 8 1998
Pages: 368
Weight: 1.28
Height: 1.08 Width: 5.92 Depth: 8.94
Language: English

This collection of essays looks at power resources theory (PRT), a groundbreaking approach to political theory that builds upon the existing strengths of Marxist theorizing while addressing its weaknesses. Rather than simply asserting that all social policies in all capitalist societies exist to maintain capitalism and serve the long-term interests of the capitalist class, PRT examines the nature and impact of social policies and the level and types of social inequality in a variety of advanced capitalist nations. Approaches to social policy and the impacts of these policies vary a great deal from country to country. It is these variations that PRT seeks to account for, focusing on the strengths and organization of the labour movements in various nations.

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