Citizenship and Capitalism (RLE Social Theory) The Debate over Reformism |
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| Author:
| Turner, Bryan S. |
| Series title: | Routledge Library Editions: Social Theory Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-138-99132-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2016 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $70.99 |
Book Description:
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In this study of politics in capitalist society Bryan Turner explores the development of citizenship as a way of demonstrating the effective use of political institutions by the working class and other subordinate groups to promote their interests. Marxist criticisms of reformism are rejected; it is shown that subordinate groups can achieve significant advances in social and economic rights, and that democracy is not a sham but a necessary mechanism for the pursuit of interests.
In this study of politics in capitalist society Bryan Turner explores the development of citizenship as a way of demonstrating the effective use of political institutions by the working class and other subordinate groups to promote their interests. Marxist criticisms of reformism are rejected; it is shown that subordinate groups can achieve significant advances in social and economic rights, and that democracy is not a sham but a necessary mechanism for the pursuit of interests.