Product Description: This groundbreaking book examines the nature and implications of social inequality in a new and illuminating way. Gregg Olsen examines key measures of social inequality and indicators of poverty across six selected nations--three Anglo-American countries (US, UK, and Canada), and three Nordic nations (Finland, Norway, and Sweden)...read more

Product Description: This Collection of Essays Looks at Power Resource Theory, A Ground-breaking approach to political theory that builds on 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 seeks to closely examine the nature and impact of social policies and the level and types of social inequality in a variety of advanced capitalist nations...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This collection of essays looks at power resources theory (PRT), a groundbreaking 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...read more

Product Description: Seeks to account for the fate of the Meidner Plan- a Swedish innovative form of social organization and collective economic ownership. The author focuses on the changing balance of power between capital and labour.