{"product_id":"selected-works-of-michael-wallerstein-the-political-economy-of-inequality-unions-and-social-democracy-paperback-9780521714853","title":"Selected Works of Michael Wallerstein; The Political Economy of Inequality, Unions, and Social Democracy (Paperback) 9780521714853","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSelected Works of Michael Wallerstein\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Political Economy of Inequality, Unions, and Social Democracy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCollects Michael Wallerstein's most important and influential contributions to research on issues of inequality, redistribution, and wage-determination.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid Austen-Smith (Edited by), Jeffry A. Frieden (Edited by), Miriam A. Golden (Edited by), Karl Ove Moene (Edited by), Adam Przeworski (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521714853, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 17 March 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e482 pages, 39 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.64 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'A must-read for scholars and students  of political economy in general, and labor relations, welfare states, and inequality in particular. The introductory essays by the editors, together with Wallerstein's articles, provide a compelling synthesis of this vibrant field pioneered by Wallerstein and his co-authors.' Elisabeth Jean Wood, Yale University and the Santa Fe Institute\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eMichael Wallerstein was a leader in developing a rigorous comparative political economy approach to understanding substantive issues of inequality, redistribution, and wage-determination. His early death from cancer left both a hole in the profession and a legacy that will surely provide the foundation for research on these topics. This volume collects his most important and influential contributions, organized by topic, with each topic preceded by an editorial introduction that provides overview and context.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. General introduction Adam Przeworski and Jeffrey Frieden\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Class Conflict, the State, and Economic Limits to Democracy: 2. Introduction Adam Przeworski\u003cbr\u003e 3. The structure of class conflict in democratic capitalist societies Michael Wallerstein and Adam Przeworski\u003cbr\u003e 4. Structural dependence of the state on capital Michael Wallerstein and Adam Przeworski\u003cbr\u003e 5. Capital taxation with open borders Michael Wallerstein and Adam Przeworski\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Politics of Labor Organizations: 6. Introduction Miriam Golden\u003cbr\u003e 7. Union organization in advanced industrial democracies Michael Wallerstein\u003cbr\u003e 8. Centralized bargaining and wage restraint Michael Wallerstein\u003cbr\u003e 9. Trade union organization and industrial relations in the postwar era in 12 countries Michael Wallerstein, Miriam Golden, and Peter Lange\u003cbr\u003e 10. Unions in decline? What has changed and why Michael Wallerstein and Bruce Western\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Inequality and Redistribution: 11. Introduction David Austen-Smith\u003cbr\u003e 12. Wage-setting institutions and pay inequality in advanced industrial societies Michael Wallerstein\u003cbr\u003e 13. Inequality, social insurance and redistribution Michael Wallerstein and Karl Ove Moene\u003cbr\u003e 14. Redistribution and affirmative action Michael Wallerstein and David Austen-Smith\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Labor and the Nordic Model of Social Democracy: 15. Introduction Karl Ove Moene\u003cbr\u003e 16. How social democracy worked Michael Wallerstein and Karl Ove Moene\u003cbr\u003e 17. Earnings inequality and welfare spending: a disaggregated analysis Michael Wallerstein and Karl Ove Moene\u003cbr\u003e 18. Social democracy as a development strategy Michael Wallerstein and Karl Ove Moene.\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], Comparative politics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Comparative politics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Comparative%20politics%20%5BJPB%5D%22\"\u003eJPB\u003c\/a\u003e], Political science \u0026amp; theory [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political science \u0026amp; theory\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20science%20\u0026amp;%20theory%20%5BJPA%5D%22\"\u003eJPA\u003c\/a\u003e], History of ideas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20ideas%20%5BJFCX%5D%22\"\u003eJFCX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46252006703384,"sku":"9780521714853","price":29.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521714853i.jpg?v=1691928118","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/selected-works-of-michael-wallerstein-the-political-economy-of-inequality-unions-and-social-democracy-paperback-9780521714853","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}