Politics, Regulation and the Modern Welfare State

Jacob Torfing is Assistant Professor at Roskilde University in Denmark.

• Foreword Introduction PART ONE: FROM THE PROBLEMS OF MARXISM TO THE PRIMACY OF POLITICS The Disappearance of Politics within Marxism Deconstructing Marxism The Primacy of Politics PART TWO: A HEGEMONY APPROACH TO CAPITALIST REGULATION Discourse Analysis Revisited Towards a Theory of Capitalist Regulation Regulation Theory and the State PART THREE: THE MODERN WELFARE STATE How Should we Analyse the Modern Welfare State? The Expansion of the Modern Welfare State The Present Crisis and Strategies for Renewal Conclusion References Index

'An incisive account of the Danish welfare regime adds rich empirical detail to this important theoretical re-interpretation of the Keynesian welfare model.' - Bob Jessop, Professor of Sociology, Lancaster University '...will be required reading for all those interested in interdisciplinary approaches to the modern welfare state.' - Klaus Nielsen, Professor of Economics, Roskilde University