Power resources theory and the welfare state
Subtitle: a critical approach : essays collected in honour of Walter Korpi
By: edited by Julia S. O'Connor and Gregg M. Olsen.
Contributors: Korpi, Walter.; O'Connor, Julia S. 1947-; Olsen, Gregg Matthew, 1956-
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Toronto; Buffalo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
Subjects: Korpi, Walter.; Welfare state -- Philosophy.; Power (Social sciences); Public welfare -- Sweden.; État providence -- Philosophie.; Pouvoir (Sciences sociales); Sweden -- Social conditions.
Description: This collection of essays looks at power resources theory (PRT), a ground-breaking approach to political theory that builds upon the existing strengths of Marxist theorizing while addressing its weaknesses.

Rather than simply asserting that all social policies in all capitalist societies exist to maintain capitalism and serve the long-term interests of the capitalist class, PRT examines the nature and impact of social policies and the level and types of social inequality in a variety of advanced capitalist nations.

The editors have compiled essays that examine the PRT approach, as well as essays that offer critical analysis of PRT. As existing summations of state theory literature largely omit PRT, this anthology is essential reading for anyone interested in social policy and radical approaches to social welfare.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.