How the Radical Right Has Changed Capitalism and Welfare in Europe and the USA

In this important book, Philip Rathgeb demonstrates the massive impact radical right parties have on welfare states and capitalist economies when in power. Making sense of the unity and diversity of their policies, he shows that these parties are united in their nativist and authoritarian values and use socio economic policies as tools to achieve them. At the same time, existing institutions shape their diverse policy impact, from welfare chauvinism in continental Europe and the Nordic countries to trade protectionism in the US and economic nationalism in the Visegr´ad countries. This thought-provoking analysis is a huge step forward in understanding the radical right in power. * Dorothee Bohle, Professor of Comparative Politics, University of Vienna * This is an important and much-needed study. There has been much speculation whether the Radical Right could be a new advocate for the working class and redistribution, or even a pro-welfare ally of the Left. However, in his thorough, original and important book, Philip Rathgeb demonstrates that the Radical Right consistently uses social policy to serve its nativist and authoritarian ideological goals. The specific policies supported vary across institutional contexts, but the ideological core remains the same. This book is a masterful achievement in both theoretical and empirical regards. * Silja H¨ausermann, Professor of Political Science, University of Zurich * Most studies of the rise of the radical right focus on the cultural dimension of its nativist challenge and pay scant attention to its implications for the political economy. Philip Rathgeb's brilliant book fills this gap with theoretical and empirical brio. Across a range of cases, it shows how radical right parties in government adapt their nativist and authoritarian platform to different institutional settings, favouring welfare chauvinism, economic nationalism or trade protectionism. How the Radical Right has Changed Capitalism and Welfare is a must-read for anyone interested in comparative political economy, and indeed the future of liberal democracy. * Jonathan Hopkin, Professor of Comparative Politics, London School of Economics (LSE) *