Autor: Stein Ringen

In this provocative book, Stein Ringen argues that the world’s democracies are failing to live up to their ideals–the United States and Great Britain most especially. The core value of democracy, he …

There are two great mysteries in the political economy of South Korea. How could a destroyed country in next to no time become a sophisticated and affluent economy? And how could a ruthlessly …

First published in 1999, this volume is the fifth in a series on international studies of issues in social security. The series is initiated by the Foundation for International Studies on Social …

First published in 1999, this volume is the fifth in a series on international studies of issues in social security. The series is initiated by the Foundation for International Studies on Social …

Discusses important aspects of the development of the welfare state in the Scandinavian countries and Iceland since the mid-1970s. It focuses on societal changes during a period of modest economic …

Discusses important aspects of the development of the welfare state in the Scandinavian countries and Iceland since the mid-1970s. It focuses on societal changes during a period of modest economic …

The Possibility of Politics explores the power of political reform, specifically reform of the modern welfare state. Can reform be effective if limited to cautious and piecemeal interventions that …

The Possibility of Politics explores the power of political reform, specifically reform of the modern welfare state. Can reform be effective if limited to cautious and piecemeal interventions that …

Modern families are economic institutions of great productivity. They contribute as much to a society“s economic well-being as does worker productivity in formal markets. In Citizens, Families, and …

Modern families are economic institutions of great productivity. They contribute as much to a society“s economic well-being as does worker productivity in formal markets. In Citizens, Families, and …

Oxford University political theorist Stein Ringen offers a thought-provoking meditation on the art of democratic rule: how does a government persuade the people to accept its authority? Every …

In The Story of Scandinavia, political scholar Stein Ringen chronicles more than 1, 200 years of drama, economic rise and fall, crises, kings and queens, war, peace, language and culture. …

Times have not been kind to democracy. This book is in its defense.In the new century, the triumph of democracy at the end of the Cold War turned to retrenchment. The core democracies, in America and …