Author: Timothy Alan Tilton
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Sweden's Social Democratic movement is widely regarded as the most successful of its kind in the world. Its success is often attributed to its pragmatism rather than its consistent ideological commitment. This book argues that, on the contrary, Sweden's distinctive economic and social policies cannot be understood apart from the ideological convictions of several generations of political leaders and thinkers. Examining the thinking of major figures in Swedish Social Democracy (including Hjalmar Branting, Gunnar Myrdal, and Olof Palme), this book provides the first up-to-date survey of the party's ideological development from its origins in the 1880s until the present.
Author: Bhaskar Sunkara
Publisher: Verso Books
Published: 2019-04-30
Total Pages: 325
ISBN-13: 1786636921
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The success of Jeremy Corbyn's left-led Labour Party and Bernie Sanders's 2016 presidential campaign revived a political idea many had thought dead. But what, exactly, is socialism? And what would a socialist system look like today? In The Socialist Manifesto, Bhaskar Sunkara, editor of Jacobin magazine, argues that socialism offers the means to achieve economic equality, and also to fight other forms of oppression, including racism and sexism. The ultimate goal is not Soviet-style planning, but to win rights to healthcare, education, and housing and to create new democratic institutions in workplaces and communities. The book both explores socialism's history and presents a realistic vision for its future. A primer on socialism for the 21st century, this is a book for anyone seeking an end to the vast inequities of our age.
Author: Kjell Östberg
Publisher: Verso Books
Published: 2024-04-23
Total Pages: 357
ISBN-13: 1804294667
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Historian Kjell stberg presents the first comprehensive study of one of the most influential political movements of our time. Swedish Social Democracy was an inspiration to young socialists around the world for generations. But little remains of the Swedish model today. For almost a century, Social Democracy prevailed in Sweden, which for many appeared to be on the verge of becoming a truly socialist country. What followed instead was a jarring adaptation to a rising neoliberal world order. Large parts of the public sector have now been privatised, social inequality is rapidly worsening, and right-wing populists have come to represent much of the working class. stberg discusses the reformist strategy, class organizations and social mobilisation, women's struggle, and the creation of the Swedish welfare society. It is a history emblematic of the transformations in global politics of the last half century.
Author: Fritz von Nordheim Nielsen
Publisher:
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 108
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Robert Lawson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2019-07-30
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 1621579468
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The bastard step-child of Milton Friedman and Anthony Bourdain, Socialism Sucks is a bar-crawl through former, current, and wannabe socialist countries around the world. Free market economists Robert Lawson and Benjamin Powell travel to countries like Venezuela, Cuba, Russia, and Sweden to investigate the dangers and idiocies of socialism—while drinking a lot of beer.
Author: Ragnar Pahlman
Publisher:
Published: 1971
Total Pages: 60
ISBN-13: 9780959964608
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Russell D. Lansbury
Publisher:
Published: 1972
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Booklet on the democratic socialist movement and social policy in Sweden, with particular reference to future trends - covers political partys, trade unions, social security, education, labour relations, international relations, etc. Statistical tables.