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The Anti-Globalization Backlash, With Peter Trubowitz

The President’s Inbox

CHAPTER

The Impact of the Cold War on Public Debate and the Social Welfare State

This chapter discusses how the Cold War influenced public debate and the development of the social welfare state in Western democracies. It explores the narrowing of public discourse and the investment in social welfare as a countermeasure. It also examines the erosion of the social welfare state after the Cold War and its connection to the rise of extreme parties.

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