In The Story of Scandinavia, political scholar Stein Ringen chronicles more than 1,200 years of drama, economic rise...... more

First published in 1999, this volume is the fifth in a series on international studies of issues in ... more

also avoid unwanted consequences? Will the welfare state survive in the future?Stein Ringen views the welfare state as a...... more

Oxford University political theorist Stein Ringen offers a thought-provoking meditation on the art of democratic rule...... more

There are two great mysteries in the political economy of South Korea. How could a destroyed country... more

In this provocative book, Stein Ringen argues that the world s democracies are failing to live up to their ideals--the...... more

also avoid unwanted consequences? Will the welfare state survive in the future?Stein Ringen views the welfare state as a...... more

well-being as does worker productivity in formal markets. In Citizens, Families, and Reform, Stein Ringen shows how long-standing...... more

The Chinese system is like no other known to man, now or in history. This book explains how the syst... more

? Professor Ringen tackles these and other crucial questions in this engaging and provocative new work on the future of reform...... more

Discusses important aspects of the development of the welfare state in the Scandinavian countries an... more

Adopting a comparative perspective, this book traces the social, political, economic and cultural co... more

中國的政治體制，其實跟所有人想的都不一樣。 它是一個從未出現在人類歷史上的政治制度。 今天，中華人民共和國彷彿吸引了人們的讚美，即便有著毛澤東獨裁統治的野蠻及其災難性的後果；即便有著一九八九年的政... more