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Politics, Regulation and the Modern Welfare State

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  • © 1998

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  1. Jacob Torfing

    1. Roskilde University, Denmark

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Jacob Torfing
      Pages 1-12

  3. From the Problems of Marxism to the Primacy of Politics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 14-14
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    2. The Disappearance of Politics within Marxism

      • Jacob Torfing
      Pages 15-45

    3. Deconstructing Marxism

      • Jacob Torfing
      Pages 46-62

    4. The Primacy of Politics

      • Jacob Torfing
      Pages 63-75

  4. A Hegemony Approach to Capitalist Regulation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 78-78
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    2. Discourse Analysis Revisited

      • Jacob Torfing
      Pages 79-95

    3. Towards a Theory of Capitalist Regulation

      • Jacob Torfing
      Pages 96-140

    4. Regulation Theory and the State

      • Jacob Torfing
      Pages 141-160

  5. The Modern Welfare State

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 162-162
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    2. How Should We Analyse the Modern Welfare State?

      • Jacob Torfing
      Pages 163-184

    3. The Expansion of the Modern Welfare State

      • Jacob Torfing
      Pages 185-226

    4. The Present Crisis and Strategies for Renewal

      • Jacob Torfing
      Pages 227-255

    5. Conclusion

      • Jacob Torfing
      Pages 256-258

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 259-300
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About this book

This book presents an alternative theoretical approach to the study of the transformation of the modern welfare state. It draws upon the undogmatic Marxism of Gramsci in order to deconstruct the Marxist tradition and develop a general theory of capitalist regulation which emphasizes the primacy of the political. In so doing, it seeks to integrate French regulation theory and British state theory within the broader framework of discourse analysis. This theoretical framework is applied in an empirical analysis of the Danish variant of the Scandinavian welfare state model. The book is written for advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and professionals within the field of political theory, institutional economics and sociology.

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'An incisive account of the Danish welfare regime adds rich empirical detail to this important theoretical re-interpretation of the Keynesian welfare model.' - Bob Jessop, Professor of Sociology, Lancaster University

'...will be required reading for all those interested in interdisciplinary approaches to the modern welfare state.' - Klaus Nielsen, Professor of Economics, Roskilde University

Authors and Affiliations

  • Roskilde University, Denmark

    Jacob Torfing

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Jacob Torfing is Assistant Professor at Roskilde University in Denmark.

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