(Hardback)

In a culture that worships ceaseless striving, settling seems like giving up. This title explores the dynamics of this process. It explains why settling is useful for planning, creating trust, and strengthening the social fabric - and why settling is different from compromise and resignation.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

Offers a defense of the minimal welfare state substantially independent of any broader commitments, and at the same time better able to withstand challenges from the New Right's moralistic political economy. This defense of the existence of the welfare state is discussed, flanked by criticism of Old Left and New Right arguments.