This book offers an in-depth exploration of the international phenomenon of enlightened paternalist capitalism and social engineering in the golden age of capitalism in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and France. Erik de Gier shows how utopian socialist, religious, and craft-based...

The collection of papers in this volume present the initial findings of a research project to test H.W. Richardson's polarisation reversal hypothesis, using Malaysia as a case study. The concept of polarization reversal is discussed and the basic features of development and economic policy in...