Title The end of middle class politics? / by Sotiris Rizas

Published Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018 ©2018

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Description 1 online resource (vi, 217 pages) Contents Intro; Contents; Introduction; Chapter One; The middle classes and the Progressive Movement in America, 1900-14; The public policies of Progressivism; Middle-class politics in Britain; Middle class politics in France; "Mittelstand" politics in the German Empire; The middle classes in Italian politics; Chapter Two; Middle-class Politics in Interwar America; Middle-class politics in interwar Britain; Middle class politics in interwar France; Interwar Italy; Interwar Germany; Chapter Three; Middle classes and the welfare state in Europe; Middle-class politics in post-war America Middle class politics in post-war BritainMiddle-class politics in post-war France; Middle-class politics in post-war Germany; Middle-class politics in Italy before and after the "trentes glorieuses"; Chapter Four; The rise of neoliberalism; The rise of neo-conservatism in America; A Socialist alternative?; Chapter Five; The 1990s; Welfare retrenchment and the middle classes; Anti-inflationary policy and monetary stability; New Democrats and New Labour; Middle-class politics in Germany in the 19; Middle-class politics in Italy in the 1990s and afterwards; Chapter Six The roots of the 2008 crisisProgressive and Conservative responses to the crisis; The people versus the rich: France; Rejecting the political class: Italy's Five Star Movement; A mutation or a new form of protest politics in Southern Europe; Is the middle-class eroded-democracy in retreat?; State socialism for the affluent, neoliberalism for the middle classes; Inequality, social separatism, and values; Conclusion; Index Summary The response of the middle classes to the financial crisis of 2008 is a central theme in the political systems of most developed, Western countries. This book approaches middle class politics from a historical perspective, looking at its progression since the early 1900s--back cover Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Political sociology -- Western countries Middle class -- Political activity -- Western countries History. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies. Middle class -- Political activity Middle class -- Political aspects Political sociology Form Electronic book ISBN 9781527523722 1527523721

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