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The response of the middle classes to the financial crisis of 2008 is a central theme in the political systems of most developed, Western countries. This book approaches middle class politics from a historical perspective, looking at its progression since the early 1900s--back cover.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rizas, Sōtērēs Ch., 1964- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018.
Temas:
Political sociology > Western countries.
Middle class > Political activity > Western countries.
Sociologie politique > Occident.
Classes moyennes > Activité politique > Occident.
History.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Middle class > Political activity.
Middle class > Political aspects.
Political sociology.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro; Contents; Introduction; Chapter One; The middle classes and the Progressive Movement in America, 1900-14; The public policies of Progressivism; Middle-class politics in Britain; Middle class politics in France; "Mittelstand" politics in the German Empire; The middle classes in Italian politics; Chapter Two; Middle-class Politics in Interwar America; Middle-class politics in interwar Britain; Middle class politics in interwar France; Interwar Italy; Interwar Germany; Chapter Three; Middle classes and the welfare state in Europe; Middle-class politics in post-war America
  • Middle class politics in post-war BritainMiddle-class politics in post-war France; Middle-class politics in post-war Germany; Middle-class politics in Italy before and after the "trentes glorieuses"; Chapter Four; The rise of neoliberalism; The rise of neo-conservatism in America; A Socialist alternative?; Chapter Five; The 1990s; Welfare retrenchment and the middle classes; Anti-inflationary policy and monetary stability; New Democrats and New Labour; Middle-class politics in Germany in the 19; Middle-class politics in Italy in the 1990s and afterwards; Chapter Six
  • The roots of the 2008 crisisProgressive and Conservative responses to the crisis; The people versus the rich: France; Rejecting the political class: Italy's Five Star Movement; A mutation or a new form of protest politics in Southern Europe; Is the middle-class eroded-democracy in retreat?; State socialism for the affluent, neoliberalism for the middle classes; Inequality, social separatism, and values; Conclusion; Index

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