The Welfare State - a Manifestation of Late Capitalism
A tentative Attempt for a Conceptualization
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2301957 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joachim Israel (Lund University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1974 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 310-329 |
| Publication date | 1974-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Acta Sociologica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0001-6993 • E-ISSN: 1502-3869 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/000169937401700402 |
| OpenAlex | W2048928091 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
An attempt is made for a conceptualization of the functioning of the welfare-state as known in Scandinavia. A central thesis is that the state-apparatus has a certain degree of freedom to initiate actions within the constraints of a capitalistic economic system. This thesis rejects the idea of the state being neutral and independent as well as the idea of the total subordination of the state-apparatus under capitalist domination. Nor is the thesis accepted that there exists a harmonious co-existence between state-apparatus and monopolies. It is asserted that contradictions existing within a capitalistic society can be solved by state-invervention only through the creation of new contradictions. This is illustrated by means of the functioning of the public sector. It is finally asserted that the state-apparatus in order to maintain total capital has to restrict the actions of individual capitals. The theoretical and meta-theoretical consequences of this thesis are also discussed
Capital (architecture · Capitalism · Capitalist state · Conceptualization · Economic system · Economics · Harmonious Society · Law and economics · Market economy · Neoclassical economics · Order (exchange · Political science · Positive economics · Sociology · State (computer science · Subordination (linguistics · Welfare state · Economic Theory and Institutions · Economic Theory and Policy · Law · Mathematics
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |