Welfare Capitalism

The Big Three in Economics reveals the battle of ideas among the three most influential economists in world history: Adam Smith, representing laissez faire; Karl Marx, reflecting the radical socialist model; and John Maynard Keynes, symbolizing big government and the welfare state. History comes alive in this fascinating story of opposing views that continue to play a fundamental role in today's politics and economics.

In 2016, a United Nations report found the UK government culpable for ‘grave and systematic violations’ of disabled people’s rights. Since then, driven by the Tory government’s obsessive drive to slash public spending whilst scapegoating the most disadvantaged in society, the situation for disabled people in Britain has continued to deteriorate. Punitive welfare regimes, the removal of essential support and services and an ideological regime that seeks to deny disability has resulted in a situation described by the UN as a ‘human catastrophe’.

Do we build a society around individual rights and opportunity, or around fairness for all? Across the globe, every government strives for a society that is safe, prosperous, and fair. But how do we achieve it? For centuries, two powerful visions—Republicanism and Socialism—have offered fundamentally different answers to that question. Strengths & Weaknesses Explored This book cuts through the rhetoric to clearly define these two major social and economic philosophies (without referring to specific political parties). It explores the core tenets of each system, showing how they build ...

Having a good, stable job used to be the bedrock of the American Dream. Not anymore. In this richly detailed and eye-opening book, Rick Wartzman chronicles the erosion of the relationship between American companies and their workers. Through the stories of four major employers -- General Motors...

Socialism has to adapt to new times and circumstances. Can die-hard socialists like Jeremy Corbyn do so or is he, like others, ‘a prisoner of Dogmatic Socialism’? This booklet is meant to be an introduction for further thoughts and discussions on socialism today, nothing more nothing less.

This book investigates the thesis that despite America lacking a world-leading welfare state, America and its cultural desire for individual immortality may give Americans more psychological benefits than Europeans get in their welfare states.

Who benefits from Universal Basic Income - and who pays for it? Learn everything you need to know about UBI in this short book!