Democracy, Capitalism, and the Welfare State investigates political thought under the conditions of the postwar welfare state, focusing on the Federal Republic

First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Not to repeat past mistakes: the sudden resurgence of a sympathetic interest in social democracy is a response to the urgent need to draw lessons from the histo

The essays in this volume explore the moral foundations and the political prospects of the welfare state in the United States. Among the questions addressed are

This book serves as an introduction to the ongoing political debate about the relationship of capitalism and democracy. In recent years, the ideological battles