Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. FIGURES xv
4. TABLES xvii
5. PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xxiii
6. PART 1. PATHS OF DEVELOPMENT OF RICH DEMOCRACIES
7. 1. CONVERGENCE THEORY 3
8. 2. TYPES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY 83
9. 3. MASS SOCIETY, PARTICIPATION, AND THE MASS MEDIA 131
10. 4. THEORIES OF THE POSTINDUSTRIAL SOCIETY 186
11. PART II. THE WELFARE STATE AND SOCIAL POLICY
12. 5. THE WELFARE STATE: CONVERGENCE AND DIVERGENCE 211
13. 6. SECTOR SPENDING AND PROGRAM EMPHASIS 252
14. 7. TYPES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY, PARTY IDEOLOGY, AND FAMILY POLICY: CONTRASTING GOVERNMENT RESPONSES TO A COMMON PROBLEM 263
15. 8. THE AMERICAN WELFARE MESS IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE 291
16. 9. BUREAUCRATIC EFFICIENCY AND BLOAT 344
17. PART III. SYSTEM PERFORMANCE
18. 10. TAX-WELFARE BACKLASH: HOW TO TAX, SPEND, AND YET KEEP COOL 363
19. 11. ARE POLITICAL PARTIES DECLINING? AN ANALYSIS OF NATIONAL VARIATION IN DEALIGNMENT 398
20. 12. TYPES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY, SPENDING, TAXING, AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE 430
21. 13. THE GREAT AMERICAN JOB MACHINE IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE 494
22. 14. RISK AND SAFETY: AMERICAN MAYHEM IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE 507
23. 15. TYPES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY, REGULATORY REGIMES, AND THE ENVIRONMENT 540
24. 16. HEALTH PERFORMANCE: AFFLUENCE, POLITICAL ECONOMY, AND PUBLIC POLICY AS SOURCES OF REAL HEALTH 577
25. 17. GLOBALIZATION: DOES IT SUBVERT JOB SECURITY, LABOR STANDARDS, AND THE WELFARE STATE? 637
26. 18. AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS 675
27. APPENDIX A: METHODS 721
28. APPENDIX B: CONCEPTS AND MEASURES OF LEFT AND CATHOLIC PARTY POWER 724
29. APPENDIX C: SOCIAL SPENDING, GNP, TAX EXPENDITURES, AND HOUSING EXPENDITURES 728
30. APPENDIX D: SECTOR SPENDING CORRELATIONS 733
31. APPENDIX E: FAMILY POLICY 736
32. APPENDIX F: ESTIMATING RELIANCE ON MEANS TESTING 737
33. APPENDIX G: MEASURES OF ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE 743
34. APPENDIX H: MEASURES OF CENTRAL BANK AUTONOMY 766
35. APPENDIX I: MAYHEM INDEX, MOBILITY-MERITOCRACY INDEX, AND MINORITY-GROUP CLEAVAGES 768
36. APPENDIX J: PUBLIC EMPLOYEES 773
37. BIBLIOGRAPHY 777
38. INDEX 869