Indebted Societies: Credit and Welfare in Rich Democracies

ISBN-13: 9781108971584 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 350 str.

Andreas Wiedemann

Opis

Wiedemann reveals how the rise of financial markets as private alternatives to welfare states transforms social rights and responsibilities.

Recenzje

'… a must read for scholars of social welfare policy, political economy, and inequality.' Mallory E. SoRelle, Comparative Politics

Spis treści

1. Credit and Welfare in Rich Democracies; 2. A Social Policy Theory of Everyday Borrowing; 3. Financial Shortfalls and the Role of Welfare States; 4, Credit Regimes and Patterns of Household Indebtedness; 5. Borrowing to Address Labor Market Risks; 6. Borrowing During the Life Course; 7. The Political and Socio-Economic Consequences of Credit and Debt; 8. Implications and Conclusion.