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Inequality, Marketization and the Majority Class
Steffen Mau
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Description for Inequality, Marketization and the Majority Class
Hardback. This book addresses the question of why the European middle classes were ready to accept some of the key features of neo-liberalism. Series: Palgrave Master Series. Num Pages: 123 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSC; JHB; JPFK; JPFM; KJVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 324.
Why were the European middle classes ready to acquiesce in neo-liberalism? This book argues that upward mobility, the growth of individual and family assets, the growing significance of private provision, and processes of individualization contributed to a major transformation of the middle classes, making them more prone to embrace inequality and market principles. It shows how the self-interest of large sections of the middle classes undermined social democracy and paved the way for neo-liberal reforms, making their socio-economic positioning ever more precarious and reducing their political power. Central to the debate is the question of how the middle classes can ... Read more
Why were the European middle classes ready to acquiesce in neo-liberalism? This book argues that upward mobility, the growth of individual and family assets, the growing significance of private provision, and processes of individualization contributed to a major transformation of the middle classes, making them more prone to embrace inequality and market principles. It shows how the self-interest of large sections of the middle classes undermined social democracy and paved the way for neo-liberal reforms, making their socio-economic positioning ever more precarious and reducing their political power. Central to the debate is the question of how the middle classes can ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
123
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Master Series
Number of Pages
123
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137511607
SKU
V9781137511607
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99-15
About Steffen Mau
Steffen Mau is Professor of Macrosociology at Humboldt-University Berlin, Germany. Previously he worked as Professor of Political Sociology at the University of Bremen, Germany. His main publications include: The Moral Economy of Welfare States (2003), Social Transnationalism (2010) and European Societies. Mapping Structure and Change (with Roland Verwiebe 2010).
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