This book examines steadily-growing increases in inequality within Western capitalist democracies, examining with care the differences between these democracies rooted in their culture and institutions.
It highlights the differences in growth and inequalities between different countries, pointing to the role of endogenous institutions that affect social inequalities as well as the relationship between redistribution and economic growth. The book presents extensive comparative research on institutional factors such as industrial relations, welfare systems, training and innovation policies.
Paying attention to diverse types of democracies and to the main features of left-wing parties, the book highlights the importance of politics, and of different types of democracies, in shaping social inequalities and diverse development paths. It will appeal to students and scholars interested in economic and labour sociology, welfare studies, comparative political economy, comparative welfare, varieties of capitalism, and comparative politics.
The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution- Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
| ISBN: | 9781032285153 |
| Publication date: | 27th May 2024 |
| Author: | C Trigilia |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of University of Florence |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 414 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Advances in Sociology |
| Genres: |
Economics of industrial organization Centrist democratic ideologies Political structures: democracy Social discrimination and social justice Poverty and precarity Sociology: work and labour Social and political philosophy Social welfare and social services Social groups, communities and identities Labour / income economics Political economy |