Joseph Schumpeter's Argument About the Origins of the Welfare State

question 37

Multiple Choice

Joseph Schumpeter's argument about the origins of the welfare state is most closely associated with which of the following?

• A) Capitalism is successful; this generates social actors that then impose some socialism
• B) Capitalism is disruptive; this generates social demands to make it more "livable"
• C) Capitalism is successful; this generates social actors that then reinforce capitalism
• D) Capitalism is disruptive; this eliminates social actors that would reinforce capitalism

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