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

Though the "two Wests," Europe and the United States, differ in crucial respects, they share a common history of social rights. In Democracy and the Welfare Sta

This is the first book to compare the distinctive welfare states of Latin America, East Asia, and Eastern Europe. Stephan Haggard and Robert Kaufman trace the h

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

The Work of Politics advances a new understanding of how democratic social movements work with welfare institutions to challenge structures of domination. Klein