2. Understanding the Universal Welfare State: An Institutional Approach

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Contributors xi
5. Introduction xv
6. Part One: An Overview
7. 1. Ten Propositions about Equality and Democracy 3
8. Part Two: The Perspectives of Philosophy, Economics, and Sociology
9. 2. Understanding the Universal Welfare State: An Institutional Approach 17
10. 3. The Party's Over: What Now? 31
11. 4. Why Not Socialism? 58
12. 5. Welfare States and Democratic Citizenship 79
13. 6. Equality, Community, and Sustainability 96
14. Part Three: Inequality in Three Democracies
15. 7. Rethinking Equality and Equity: Canadian Children and the Social Union 111
16. 8. How Growing Income Inequality Affects Us All 130
17. 9. American Style Welfare Reform: Inequality in the Clinton Era 148
18. 10. Equality and Welfare Reform in Blair's Britain 162
19. Part Four: The Media, Public Opinion, and Financial Inequality
20. 11. The News Media and Civic Equality: Watch Dogs, Mad Dogs, or Lap Dogs? 197
21. 12. Growing Inequality: What the World Thinks 213
22. 13. The Economic Consequences of Financial Inequality 224
23. Index 245