Globalization and the Third Way

Author: Zheng Wei
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Publish Date: 2003-07-01
Features: This book primarily focuses on the "Third Way" model of contemporary Western capitalist countries, as well as its historical context, development status, and value orientation, offering valuable insights for contemporary China. Studying the "Third Way" theory holds significant theoretical and practical importance. Theoretically, while the "Third Way" claims to transcend the left and right, it does not simply discard the values and theories of traditional left-wing and new right-wing ideologies. Instead, it has evolved by critically inheriting their reasonable aspects, maintaining a close theoretical relationship with them. From the perspective of political philosophy, revealing the theoretical inevitability of the emergence of the "Third Way" carries great value. At the same time, the "Third Way" is not merely a political program but also a political theory, the result of exploring the issues faced by the modern world and capitalist countries. It provides answers to a series of questions, such as the relationship between free markets and state intervention, the mass base of center-left parties, social justice, active welfare systems, individual rights and responsibilities, risk prevention, and environmental protection. Understanding their perspectives on these issues will also benefit our understanding of the new trends in the development of contemporary Western political philosophy.