{"product_id":"politics-in-the-age-of-austerity-hardback-9780745661681","title":"Politics in the Age of Austerity (Hardback) 9780745661681","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePolitics in the Age of Austerity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWolfgang Streeck (Edited by), W Streeck (Author), Armin Schäfer (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745661681, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 29 March 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16 x 2.9 cm, 0.612 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Poses (very well) the questions that will shape our world for many years to come.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEuropean Voice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Nothing less than a novel, comprehensive and syncretic analysis of what has changed in the relationship between capitalism and democracy over the past thirty years - and into the future.\"\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003ePhilippe C. Schmitter, European University Institute\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\"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 manoeuvre? A great read that will inspire new thinking and research.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJonus Pontusson, University of Geneva\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003ePolitics in the Age of Austerity\u003c\/i\u003e 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'. As such, it sheds new light on the enduring question of the evolving relationship between democracy and capitalism.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eKathleen Thelen, MIT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn 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. However,  democracy depends on choice. Citizens must be able  to influence the course of  government through elections and if a change  in government cannot translate into  different policies, democracy is  incapacitated. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Many mature democracies  are approaching this situation as they confront  fiscal crisis. For almost three  decades, OECD countries have - in fits  and starts - run deficits and accumulated  debt. As a result, an ever  smaller part of government revenue is available today  for discretionary  spending and social investment and whichever party comes into  office  will find its hands tied by past decisions. The current financial and   fiscal crisis has exacerbated the long-term shrinking government  discretion;  projects for political change have lost credibility. Many  citizens are aware of  this situation: they turn away from party  politics and stay at home on Election  Day.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e With contributions from leading scholars in the forefront of  sociology,  politics and economics, this timely book will be of great interest to   students and scholars throughout the social sciences as well as general   readers.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction: Politics in the Age of Austerity 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eArmin Schäfer and Wolfgang Streeck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Public Finance and the Decline of State Capacity in Democratic Capitalism 26\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWolfgang Streeck and Daniel Mertens\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Tax Competition and Fiscal Democracy 59\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePhilipp Genschel and Peter Schwarz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Governing as an Engineering Problem: The Political Economy of Swedish Success 84\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSven Steinmo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Monetary Union, Fiscal Crisis and the Disabling of Democratic Accountability 108\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFritz W. Scharpf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Smaghi versus the Parties: Representative Government and Institutional Constraints 143\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter Mair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Liberalization, Inequality and Democracy’s Discontent 169\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eArmin Schäfer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Participatory Inequality in the Austerity State: A Supply-Side Approach 196\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eClaus Offe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 From Markets versus States to Corporations versus Civil Society? 219\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eColin Crouch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The Normalization of the Right in Post-Security Europe 239\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMabel Berezin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The Crisis in Context: Democratic Capitalism and its Contradictions 262\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWolfgang Streeck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 303\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Economics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Economics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Economics%20%5BKC%5D%22\"\u003eKC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52407326736664,"sku":"9780745661681","price":56.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745661681.jpg?v=1784162194","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/politics-in-the-age-of-austerity-hardback-9780745661681","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}