{"product_id":"would-democratic-socialism-be-better-9780197636817","title":"Would Democratic Socialism Be Better?","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eInterest in democratic socialism is on the rise, but this wide-ranging comparison of two systems shows that the Nordic model of capitalism achieves virtually everything that contemporary democratic socialists say we should want. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eSocialism is back in the conversation, and recent polls suggest the share of young Americans who have a favorable impression of socialism is about the same as the share that have a favorable view of capitalism. The case for a modern democratic socialism is that capitalism is bad, or at least not very good, and that socialism would be an improvement. To fully and fairly assess democratic socialism's desirability, Lane Kenworthy argues in \u003cem\u003eWould Democratic Socialism Be Better?\u003c\/em\u003e, we need to compare it to the best version of capitalism that humans have devised: social democratic capitalism. Kenworthy offers a close look at the evidence about how capitalist economies have performed on an array of outcomes. He finds that social democratic capitalism achieves virtually everything that contemporary democratic socialists say we should want.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15365146\"\u003eLane Kenworthy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/10\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780197636817\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0197636810\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL009000\"\u003eComparative Politics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL062000\"\u003eGeopolitics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL005000\"\u003ePolitical Ideologies | Communism, Post-Communism \u0026amp; Socialism\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLane Kenworthy\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Sociology and Yankelovich Chair in Social Thought at the University of California-San Diego. He studies the causes and consequences of living standards, poverty, inequality, mobility, employment, economic growth, social policy, taxes, public opinion, and politics in\u003cbr\u003ethe United States and other affluent countries. He is also the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Good Society\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSocial Democratic Capitalism \u003c\/em\u003e(Oxford, 2020), \u003cem\u003eHow Big Should Our Government Be?\u003c\/em\u003e (2016, with Jon Bakija, Peter Lindert, and Jeff Madrick), \u003cem\u003eSocial Democratic America\u003c\/em\u003e (Oxford, 2014), \u003cem\u003eProgress for the Poor \u003c\/em\u003e(Oxford, \u003cbr\u003e2011), \u003cem\u003e Jobs with Equality \u003c\/em\u003e(Oxford, 2008), \u003cem\u003eEgalitarian Capitalism \u003c\/em\u003e(2004), and \u003cem\u003eIn Search of National Economic Success\u003c\/em\u003e (1995). His essays and shorter pieces have appeared at his blog \u003cem\u003eConsider the Evidence\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eBoston Review\u003c\/em\u003e, and elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44545253802221,"sku":"9780197636817","price":52.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_c5947e04-4fd1-4b8c-b5e1-cc6050083b4d.jpg?v=1701571673","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/would-democratic-socialism-be-better-9780197636817","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}