02170nam a22003498a 4500 CR9781139087360 UkCbUP 20180107143415.0 m|||||o||d|||||||| cr|||||||||||| 110512s2012||||enk s ||1 0|eng|d 9781139087360 (ebook) 9781107018099 (hardback) 9781107638952 (paperback) UkCbUP UkCbUP rda HC103 .W52 2012 330.973 23 Wilensky, Harold L., author. American Political Economy in Global Perspective / [electronic resource] Harold L. Wilensky. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012. 1 online resource (384 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015). This book is a guide to claims about the proper role of government and markets in a global economy. Moving between systematic comparison of nineteen rich democracies and debate about what the United States can do to restore a more civilized, egalitarian and fair society, Harold L. Wilensky tells us how six of these countries got on a low road to economic progress and which components of their labor-crunch strategy are uniquely American. He provides an overview of the impact of major dimensions of globalization, only one of which – the interaction of the internationalization of finance and the rapid increase in the autonomy of central banks – undermines either national sovereignty or job security, labor standards, and the welfare state. Although Wilensky views American policy and politics through the lens of globalization, he concludes that the nation-state remains the center of personal identity, social solidarity and political action. Economic policy Comparative government Political sociology Print version: 9781107018099 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139087360 Cambridge Books Online 236684 236684