Would Democratic Socialism Be Better?

Would Democratic Socialism Be Better? – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9780197636817,9780197636800,0197636810,0197636802,2022900096

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• ISBN 10: 0197636837
• ISBN 13: 9780197636831
• Author: Lane Kenworthy

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. Interest 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. Socialism 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 Would Democratic Socialism Be Better?, 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.

Table of contents:

1. 1. Is Capitalism Not Good Enough?
2. 2. An End to Poverty in Rich Countries
3. 3. An End to Poverty Everywhere
4. 4. More Jobs
5. 5. Decent Jobs
6. 6. Faster Economic Growth
7. 7. Inclusive Growth
8. 8. More Public Goods and Services
9. 9. Affordable Healthcare for All
10. 10. Helpful Finance
11. 11. Truly Democratic Politics
12. 12. Economic Democracy
13. 13. Less Economic Inequality
14. 14. Gender and Racial Equality
15. 15. More Community
16. 16. A Livable Planet
17. 17. Would Democratic Socialism Be Better Than Social Democratic Capitalism?

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