Abstract: This article seeks to frame neoliberalism’s relation to the welfare state. At issue are competing views regarding the size and organization of the welfare state. The article presents a new theoretical framework that distinguishes between modes of production and financing of the welfare estate. The framework helps understand both comparative country welfare states and the goals of the neoliberal attempt to refashion the welfare state. The article then explores the political economy strategy behind the neoliberal campaign. It argues neoliberalism seeks to politically discredit the traditional welfare state and change the economic structure so that the latter becomes unviable. Economists have been active agents in this process.

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重新理论化福利国家及其反对新自由主义运动的政治经济学

摘要：本文试图构建新自由主义与福利国家的关系。争论的焦点是关于福利国家的规模和组织的不同观点。本文提出了一个新的理论框架，以区分福利产业的生产模式和融资模式。该框架有助于理解比较国家福利国家和新自由主义试图重塑福利国家的目标。然后，文章探讨了新自由主义运动背后的政治经济战略。它认为新自由主义试图在政治上诋毁传统的福利国家并改变经济结构，使后者变得不可行。经济学家一直是这个过程的积极推动者。