Wright, Erik Olin
Overview
| Works: | 195 works in 700 publications in 8 languages and 14,125 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Conference papers and proceedings History Biographies Cross-cultural studies |
| Roles: | Author, Editor, Contributor, Other, Publishing director, Author of introduction, 070, Creator |
| Classifications: | HT609, 305.5 |
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Most widely held works about
Erik Olin Wright
- Stardust to stardust : reflections on living and dying by Erik Olin Wright( Book )
- Mit Realutopien den Kapitalismus transformieren?( Book )
- What's left of Wright : a theoretical and methodological critique of E.O. Wright's theory of social class by David S Hubka( )
- Ai li ke.lai te de she hui zhu yi xin gui hua si xiang yan jiu = Research on Erik Olin Wright's new socialist project by Lian Ma( Book )
Most widely held works by
Erik Olin Wright
Class counts : student edition by
Erik Olin Wright(
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39 editions published between 1997 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 2,171 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Annotation This textbook provides students with a lively and penetrating exploration of the concept of class and its relevance for understanding a wide range of issues in contemporary society. Erik Olin Wright treats class as a common explanatory factor and examines three broad themes: class structure, class and gender, and class consciousness. Specific empirical studies include such diverse topics as class variations in the gender division of labour in housework; friendship networks across class boundaries; the American class structure since 1960; and cross-national variations in class consciousness. The author evaluates these studies in the light of expectations within the Marxist tradition of class analysis. This Student Edition of Class Counts thus combines Wright's sophisticated account of central and enduring questions in social theory with practical analyses of detailed social problems
39 editions published between 1997 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 2,171 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Annotation This textbook provides students with a lively and penetrating exploration of the concept of class and its relevance for understanding a wide range of issues in contemporary society. Erik Olin Wright treats class as a common explanatory factor and examines three broad themes: class structure, class and gender, and class consciousness. Specific empirical studies include such diverse topics as class variations in the gender division of labour in housework; friendship networks across class boundaries; the American class structure since 1960; and cross-national variations in class consciousness. The author evaluates these studies in the light of expectations within the Marxist tradition of class analysis. This Student Edition of Class Counts thus combines Wright's sophisticated account of central and enduring questions in social theory with practical analyses of detailed social problems
Approaches to class analysis by
Erik Olin Wright(
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23 editions published between 2005 and 2007 in English and held by 1,370 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
With each chapter written by experts in the field, this work explores the theoretical foundations of six major perspectives of class
23 editions published between 2005 and 2007 in English and held by 1,370 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
With each chapter written by experts in the field, this work explores the theoretical foundations of six major perspectives of class
Class, crisis, and the state by
Erik Olin Wright(
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53 editions published between 1978 and 2016 in 6 languages and held by 974 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The notion of 'class interest' is a familiar one in sociological literature, as a set of social objectives. What is its relationship, however, to 'class capacity' -- the ability to realize these objectives? The complex tension between these two poles of definition of any given social class is one of the guiding themes of Erik Olin Wright's book. It is composed of three lucid and bracing essays, focused on a trio of the most unresolved and contentious problems of Marxist theory."--Jacket
53 editions published between 1978 and 2016 in 6 languages and held by 974 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The notion of 'class interest' is a familiar one in sociological literature, as a set of social objectives. What is its relationship, however, to 'class capacity' -- the ability to realize these objectives? The complex tension between these two poles of definition of any given social class is one of the guiding themes of Erik Olin Wright's book. It is composed of three lucid and bracing essays, focused on a trio of the most unresolved and contentious problems of Marxist theory."--Jacket
Class counts : comparative studies in class analysis by
Erik Olin Wright(
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26 editions published between 1996 and 2020 in English and Undetermined and held by 940 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Class Counts combines theoretical discussions of the concept of class with a wide range of comparative empirical investigations of class and its ramifications in developed capitalist societies
26 editions published between 1996 and 2020 in English and Undetermined and held by 940 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Class Counts combines theoretical discussions of the concept of class with a wide range of comparative empirical investigations of class and its ramifications in developed capitalist societies
Social class and stratification : classic statements and theoretical debates by
Rhonda F Levine(
)
3 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 920 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Bringing together the classic statements on social stratification, this collection offers the most significant contributions to ongoing debates on the nature of race, class, and gender inequality
3 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 920 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Bringing together the classic statements on social stratification, this collection offers the most significant contributions to ongoing debates on the nature of race, class, and gender inequality
Classes by
Erik Olin Wright(
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50 editions published between 1985 and 2015 in 4 languages and held by 830 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
50 editions published between 1985 and 2015 in 4 languages and held by 830 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Envisioning real utopias by
Erik Olin Wright(
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31 editions published between 2010 and 2020 in 6 languages and held by 675 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Rising inequality of income and power, along with the recent convulsions in the finance sector, have made the search for alternatives to unbridled capitalism more urgent than ever. Yet there has been a global retreat by the Left: on the assumption that liberal capitalism is the only game in town, political theorists tend to dismiss as utopian any attempt to rethink our social and economic relations. As Fredric Jameson first argued, it is now easier for us to imagine the end of the world than an alternative to capitalism. Erik Olin Wright's Envisioning Real Utopias is a comprehensive assault on the quietism of contemporary social theory. Building on a lifetime's work analyzing the class system in the developed world, as well as exploring the problem of the transition to a socialist alternative, Wright has now completed a systematic reconstruction of the core values and feasible goals for Left theorists and political actors. Envisioning Real Utopias aims to put the social back into socialism, laying the foundations for a set of concrete, emancipatory alternatives to the capitalist system. Characteristically rigorous and engaging, this will become a landmark of social thought for the twenty-first century
31 editions published between 2010 and 2020 in 6 languages and held by 675 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Rising inequality of income and power, along with the recent convulsions in the finance sector, have made the search for alternatives to unbridled capitalism more urgent than ever. Yet there has been a global retreat by the Left: on the assumption that liberal capitalism is the only game in town, political theorists tend to dismiss as utopian any attempt to rethink our social and economic relations. As Fredric Jameson first argued, it is now easier for us to imagine the end of the world than an alternative to capitalism. Erik Olin Wright's Envisioning Real Utopias is a comprehensive assault on the quietism of contemporary social theory. Building on a lifetime's work analyzing the class system in the developed world, as well as exploring the problem of the transition to a socialist alternative, Wright has now completed a systematic reconstruction of the core values and feasible goals for Left theorists and political actors. Envisioning Real Utopias aims to put the social back into socialism, laying the foundations for a set of concrete, emancipatory alternatives to the capitalist system. Characteristically rigorous and engaging, this will become a landmark of social thought for the twenty-first century
Class structure and income determination by
Erik Olin Wright(
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17 editions published between 1976 and 1982 in English and held by 669 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
17 editions published between 1976 and 1982 in English and held by 669 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The politics of punishment : a critical analysis of prisons in America by
Erik Olin Wright(
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14 editions published between 1973 and 1981 in English and held by 626 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
14 editions published between 1973 and 1981 in English and held by 626 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Debate on Classes by
Erik Olin Wright(
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22 editions published between 1989 and 1998 in English and Spanish and held by 505 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
22 editions published between 1989 and 1998 in English and Spanish and held by 505 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Deepening democracy : institutional innovations in empowered participatory governance by
Archon Fung(
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16 editions published between 2003 and 2011 in English and held by 365 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The institutional forms of liberal democracy developed in the 19th century seem increasingly ill-suited to the problems we face in the 21st. This dilemma has given rise to a deliberative democracy, and this text explores four contemporary cases in which the principles have been at least partially instituted
16 editions published between 2003 and 2011 in English and held by 365 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The institutional forms of liberal democracy developed in the 19th century seem increasingly ill-suited to the problems we face in the 21st. This dilemma has given rise to a deliberative democracy, and this text explores four contemporary cases in which the principles have been at least partially instituted
Reconstructing Marxism : essays on explanation and the theory of history by
Erik Olin Wright(
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14 editions published in 1992 in English and Spanish and held by 334 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
14 editions published in 1992 in English and Spanish and held by 334 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Interrogating inequality : essays on class analysis, socialism, and Marxism by
Erik Olin Wright(
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13 editions published in 1994 in English and held by 334 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
13 editions published in 1994 in English and held by 334 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Understanding class by
Erik Olin Wright(
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22 editions published between 2014 and 2018 in English and Spanish and held by 315 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"What are the causes of inequality in capitalist society? In Understanding Class, leading left sociologist Erik Olin Wright returns to the fundamental concept underlying this question, and interrogates the different theories and paradigms that have arisen for understanding it. Beginning with class analysis in Marx and Weber, proceeding through the writings of Charles Tilly and others, and finally examining how class struggle and class compromise play out in contemporary society, Understanding Class provides a complex but compelling view of how to think through inequality"--
22 editions published between 2014 and 2018 in English and Spanish and held by 315 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"What are the causes of inequality in capitalist society? In Understanding Class, leading left sociologist Erik Olin Wright returns to the fundamental concept underlying this question, and interrogates the different theories and paradigms that have arisen for understanding it. Beginning with class analysis in Marx and Weber, proceeding through the writings of Charles Tilly and others, and finally examining how class struggle and class compromise play out in contemporary society, Understanding Class provides a complex but compelling view of how to think through inequality"--
Recasting egalitarianism : new rules for communities, states, and markets by
Samuel Bowles(
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10 editions published in 1998 in English and held by 305 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Addresses the challenges posed by a globally integrated economy and the economic roles played by information and motivation. The text argues for an egalitarian redistribution of assets - land, capital and housing - and the beneficial disciplining effects of competition
10 editions published in 1998 in English and held by 305 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Addresses the challenges posed by a globally integrated economy and the economic roles played by information and motivation. The text argues for an egalitarian redistribution of assets - land, capital and housing - and the beneficial disciplining effects of competition
Gender equality : transforming family divisions of labor by
Janet C Gornick(
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)
12 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and held by 283 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
'Gender Inequality' explores class disparity, who should care for infants, and fatherhood in a dual-earner family
12 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and held by 283 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
'Gender Inequality' explores class disparity, who should care for infants, and fatherhood in a dual-earner family
Associations and democracy by
Joshua Cohen(
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9 editions published between 1955 and 1995 in English and held by 265 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Throughout the West, democracy is under fire. 'Government is part of the problem, not the solution' is a common refrain. As the tasks of the state become more complex and the size of polities larger, the institutional forms of liberal democracy developed in the nineteenth century seem increasingly unable to cope. Rather than seeking to deepen the democratic character of politics, much energy in recent years has been directed at reducing the role of politics altogether." "In Associations and Democracy Joshua Cohen and Joel Rogers advance an innovative scheme for rejuvenating the democratic state. Their proposal involves the strengthening of secondary associations, organizations like unions, works councils, neighborhood associations, parent-teacher groups and women's societies. With enlivened secondary associations mediating between individual citizens and the state, active participation in the political process can be expanded and democracy enhanced." "Such an approach raises a number of thorny issues: Can such associations retain their independence from government if they are pulled further into the political sphere? Will a shift from territorial to functional representation further fragment an already divided polity? In an array of original contributions, leading social scientists respond to Cohen and Rogers with questions like these; Cohen and Rogers, in turn, sum up the debate." "The first of a series of polemics providing workable scenarios for a progressive future, Associations and Democracy is a lively and stimulating exploration of one of the central issues on today's political agenda."--Jacket
9 editions published between 1955 and 1995 in English and held by 265 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Throughout the West, democracy is under fire. 'Government is part of the problem, not the solution' is a common refrain. As the tasks of the state become more complex and the size of polities larger, the institutional forms of liberal democracy developed in the nineteenth century seem increasingly unable to cope. Rather than seeking to deepen the democratic character of politics, much energy in recent years has been directed at reducing the role of politics altogether." "In Associations and Democracy Joshua Cohen and Joel Rogers advance an innovative scheme for rejuvenating the democratic state. Their proposal involves the strengthening of secondary associations, organizations like unions, works councils, neighborhood associations, parent-teacher groups and women's societies. With enlivened secondary associations mediating between individual citizens and the state, active participation in the political process can be expanded and democracy enhanced." "Such an approach raises a number of thorny issues: Can such associations retain their independence from government if they are pulled further into the political sphere? Will a shift from territorial to functional representation further fragment an already divided polity? In an array of original contributions, leading social scientists respond to Cohen and Rogers with questions like these; Cohen and Rogers, in turn, sum up the debate." "The first of a series of polemics providing workable scenarios for a progressive future, Associations and Democracy is a lively and stimulating exploration of one of the central issues on today's political agenda."--Jacket
American society : how it really works by
Erik Olin Wright(
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10 editions published between 2011 and 2015 in English and held by 245 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In American Society: How It Really Works, Erik Olin Wright and Joel Rogers ask several crucial questions: What kind of society is American society? How does it really work? Why is it the way it is? In what ways does it need changing, and how can those changes be brought about? They explore the implications of these questions by examining five key values that most Americans believe our society should realize: Freedom, Prosperity, Efficiency, Fairness, and Democracy. Wright and Rogers ask readers to evaluate to what degree contemporary American society realizes these values and suggest how Americans might solve some of the social problems that confront America today.--Publisher description
10 editions published between 2011 and 2015 in English and held by 245 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In American Society: How It Really Works, Erik Olin Wright and Joel Rogers ask several crucial questions: What kind of society is American society? How does it really work? Why is it the way it is? In what ways does it need changing, and how can those changes be brought about? They explore the implications of these questions by examining five key values that most Americans believe our society should realize: Freedom, Prosperity, Efficiency, Fairness, and Democracy. Wright and Rogers ask readers to evaluate to what degree contemporary American society realizes these values and suggest how Americans might solve some of the social problems that confront America today.--Publisher description
How to be an anticapitalist in the twenty-first century by
Erik Olin Wright(
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13 editions published between 2019 and 2020 in English and Chinese and held by 239 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
What is wrong with capitalism, and how can we change it? Capitalism has transformed the world and increased our productivity, but at the cost of enormous human suffering. Our shared values--equality and fairness, democracy and freedom, community and solidarity--can provide both the basis for a critique of capitalism and help to guide us toward a socialist and democratic society. Erik Olin Wright has distilled decades of work into this concise and tightly argued manifesto: analyzing the varieties of anticapitalism, assessing different strategic approaches, and laying the foundations for a society dedicated to human flourishing. How to Be an Anticapitalist in the Twenty-First Century is an urgent and powerful argument for socialism, and an unparalleled guide to help us get there. Another world is possible. Included is an afterword by the author's close friend and collaborator Michael Burawoy.--
13 editions published between 2019 and 2020 in English and Chinese and held by 239 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
What is wrong with capitalism, and how can we change it? Capitalism has transformed the world and increased our productivity, but at the cost of enormous human suffering. Our shared values--equality and fairness, democracy and freedom, community and solidarity--can provide both the basis for a critique of capitalism and help to guide us toward a socialist and democratic society. Erik Olin Wright has distilled decades of work into this concise and tightly argued manifesto: analyzing the varieties of anticapitalism, assessing different strategic approaches, and laying the foundations for a society dedicated to human flourishing. How to Be an Anticapitalist in the Twenty-First Century is an urgent and powerful argument for socialism, and an unparalleled guide to help us get there. Another world is possible. Included is an afterword by the author's close friend and collaborator Michael Burawoy.--
Redesigning distribution : basic income and stakeholder grants as alternative cornerstones for a more egalitarian capitalism by
Bruce A Ackerman(
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12 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in English and German and held by 232 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"In a system of stakeholder grants, as discussed by Bruce Ackerman and Anne Alstott, all citizens upon reaching the age of early adulthood receive a substantial one-time lump-sum grant sufficiently large so that all young adults would be significant wealth holders. Ackerman and Alstott propose that this grant be in the vicinity of $80,000 and be financed by an annual wealth tax of roughly 2 percent. A system of stakeholder grants, they argue, "expresses a fundamental responsibility: every American has an obligation to contribute to a fair starting point for all.""--Jacket
12 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in English and German and held by 232 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"In a system of stakeholder grants, as discussed by Bruce Ackerman and Anne Alstott, all citizens upon reaching the age of early adulthood receive a substantial one-time lump-sum grant sufficiently large so that all young adults would be significant wealth holders. Ackerman and Alstott propose that this grant be in the vicinity of $80,000 and be financed by an annual wealth tax of roughly 2 percent. A system of stakeholder grants, they argue, "expresses a fundamental responsibility: every American has an obligation to contribute to a fair starting point for all.""--Jacket
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Erik Olin Wright American sociologist
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Erik Olin Wright amerikai szociológus
Erik Olin Wright Amerikalı sosyolog
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Erik Olin Wright amerykański socjolog
Erik Olin Wright socheolaí Meiriceánach
Erik Olin Wright sociòleg estatunidenc
Erik Olin Wright sociólogo estadounidense
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Olin Wright, Eric 1947-
Olin Wright, Eric 1947-2019
Olin Wright, Erik 1947-
Olin Wright, Erik 1947-2019
Wright, E. O. 1947-2019
Wright, Eric Olin 1947-
Wright, Eric Olin 1947-2019
Wright, Erik O. 1947-
Wright, Erik O. 1947-2019
Wright, Erik Olin
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라이트, 에릭 올린 1947-2019
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