Henry Milner - Social Democracy & Rational Choice - Paperback Book

Henry Milner

This will appeal to readers interested in comparative institutional and policy analysis, and in particular to those concerned with the future of the welfare state and the latest developments in the Nordic countries. > \nIs it possible in this post-socialist world, for equity and efficiency to be reconciled ? Or is a productive welfare state a contradication in terms ? This book addresses these questions in theory and in practice, using the Nordic countries as its case study.\nSocial Democracy and Rational Choice will appeal to readers interested in comparative institutional and policy analysis, and in particular to those concerned with the future of the welfare state and the latest developments in the Nordic countries. > List of figures, Preface, INTRODUCTION, Part I. Towards a social-democratic political economy, 1. THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF DISTRIBUTIVE JUSTICE, 2. THE USES OF RATIONAL CHOICE, 3. PREFERENCES, CHOICES AND OUTCOMES: THE USES OF GAME THEORY, 4. POSITIONAL COMPETIx