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" The theory of social democracy / "
Thomas Meyer with Lewis P. Hinchman.
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BL
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880657
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Theorie der sozialen Demokratie.English
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Meyer, Thomas,1943-
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The theory of social democracy /\ Thomas Meyer with Lewis P. Hinchman.
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Cambridge, UK ;Malden, MA :: Polity,, 2007.
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vi, 279 pages ;; 24 cm
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0745641121
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: 074564113X
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: 9780745641126
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: 9780745641133
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"Abridged and adapted version of material first published in German as 'Theorie der sozialen Demokratie'"--Title page verso.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-268) and index.
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Introduction -- Part 1 Political theory -- 1 Social rights, risks, and obligations -- 2 Regulation, participation, and actors -- Part 2 Political economy -- 3 The social market economy -- 4 A rights-based welfare state -- Part 3 The politics of globalization -- 5 Progressive globalization -- Part 4 Cultural foundations -- 6 The universalism of social democracy -- 7 Cultural divergence and social citizenship -- Part 5 Theory and practice -- 8 Libertarian and social democracies compared -- 9 Defective and consolidated democracy -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References and bibliography -- Index.
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"This book provides a systematic defence of social democracy for our contemporary global age. The authors argue that the claims to legitimation implicit in democratic theory can be honored only by social democracy; libertarian democracies are "defective" in failing to protect their citizens adequately against social, economic, and environmental risks that only collective action can obviate. Ultimately, social democracy provides both a fairer and a more stable social order." "But can social democracy survive in a world characterized by pervasive processes of globalization? This book asserts that globalization need not undermine social democracy if it is harnessed by international associations and leavened by principles of cultural respect, toleration, and enlightenment. The structures of social democracy must, in short, be adapted to the exigencies of globalization, as has already occurred in countries with the most successful social-democratic practices."--BOOK JACKET.
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Civil rights.
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Civil society.
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Globalization.
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Socialism-- Philosophy.
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Welfare state.
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Civil rights.
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Civil society.
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Globalization.
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Socialdemokrati.
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Socialism-- Philosophy.
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Welfare state.
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320.5315
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HX73.M48913 2007
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Hinchman, Lewis P.
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