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| Introduction? | |
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| The Outline of the Book | |
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| The Good Society? | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Wealth is Not Enough | |
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| The Good Society | |
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| Physical Well-being | |
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| Safety | |
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| Informed Decision-making | |
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| Civil and Political Rights | |
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| The Capability Approach | |
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| Responding to Criticisms of the Capability Approach | |
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| Institutions and the Good Society | |
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| Beyond the Institutional Approach | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Political | |
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| Institutions and the Good Society? | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Levels of State Power: Unitary and Federal Political Systems | |
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| Unitary Systems | |
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| Federal Systems | |
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| Branches of State Power: The Legislature, Executive and Judiciary | |
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| The Legislature | |
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| The Executive | |
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| The Judiciary | |
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| Power and Constitutions | |
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| Authoritarianism and Democracy | |
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| Fascism | |
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| Military Dictatorships | |
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| Party Dictatorships | |
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| Pathways to Democracy | |
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| Presidential and Parliamentary Democracies | |
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| Authoritarianism, Democracy, and the Good Society | |
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| Political Institutions and Economic Growth | |
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| Political Institutions and Citizens Capability | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| States , Markets, and the Good Society? | |
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| Introduction | |
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| States and Markets | |
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| The Advantages of Market Systems | |
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| The Dark Side of Markets | |
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| The Shifting Balance of States and Markets | |
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| Globalization | |
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| Forms of State Intervention | |
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| Fiscal Policy | |
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| Monetary Policy | |
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| Regulatory Policy | |
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| Nationalization | |
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| Markets and Capability | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Rich | |
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| Democracies? | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Political Cleavages | |
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| Interest Groups and Political Parties | |
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| Interest Groups | |
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| Political Parties | |
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| Party Programs | |
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| Radical Right-Wing Parties | |
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| Conservative Parties | |
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| Christian Democratic Parties | |
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| Social Democratic Parties | |
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| Green Parties | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Regimes in Rich Democracies? | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Social Democratic Regimes | |
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| Politic? | |
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| Policies | |
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| Institutions | |
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| Conservative Regimes | |
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| Politics | |
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| Policies | |
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| Institutions | |
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| Christian Democratic Regimes | |
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| Politics | |
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| Policies | |
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| Institutions | |
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| Comparing Capabilities | |
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| Physical Well-being | |
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| Informed Decision-making | |
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| Safety | |
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| Civil and Political Rights | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Three | |
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| Case Studies of Rich Democracies? | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Sweden | |
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| Background | |
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| Politics | |
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| Policies | |
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| Institutions | |
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| The United States | |
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| Background | |
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| Politics | |
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| Policies | |
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| Institutions | |
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| Germany | |
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| Background | |
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| Politics | |
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| Policies | |
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| Institutions | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Less | |
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| Developed Countries? | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Economic Development and Human Development | |
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| Three Features Shared by Less Developed Countries | |
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| Citizens Capability | |
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| Poorer and More Vulnerable Economies | |
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| Weaker and Less Democratic States | |
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| How Did the Less Developed Countries Become Less Developed? | |
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| Geography | |
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| Culture | |
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| Imperialism | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Regimes in Less Developed Countries? | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Authoritarian Developmental Regimes | |
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| Politics | |
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| Policie? | |
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| Institutions | |
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| Predatory Regimes | |
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| Politics | |
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| Policies | |
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| Institutions | |
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| Summary of Authoritarian Regimes | |
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| Democratic Developmental Regimes | |
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| Politics | |
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| Policies | |
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| Institutions | |
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| Fragmented Democracies | |
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| Politics | |
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| Policies | |
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| Institutions | |
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| Summary of Democratic Regimes | |
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| Comparing Capabilities | |
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| Physical Well-being | |