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Lane Kenworthy

Lane Kenworthy is Professor of Sociology and Yankelovich Chair in Social Thought at the University of California, San Diego. His most recent books are Social Democratic Capitalism and Would Democratic Socialism Be Better?.

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Response: How to Promote Flourishing

We should follow the Nordic model.
Lane Kenworthy

Response: A Backup Plan for Wage Growth

I share Robert Pollin’s view that the United States should strive for full employment—by which I mean, following his lead, an unemployment rate below 4 percent. Can we do it? Pollin points...
Lane Kenworthy

Response: Time for Public Childcare

Nancy Hirschmann’s essay gestures at some desirable goals—societal appreciation of care work, good-quality care for children, gender equality (or less inequality) in childcare and housework, gender equality (or less inequality) in employment,...
Lane Kenworthy

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