Research and Lipset
In the Swedish election campaign I often used the following argument: “Sweden spends more money on research and development than everyone else, except maybe Israel”. Well, that is true if you don’t count New Mexico and Massachusetts, I learnt today. Read more on the subject here.
As I said I spent New Years with some friends in France, and we didn’t discuss it this time, but boy have we had discussions about “American Exceptionalism” (in short: why socialism never grew strong in the US). Now the man who coined that phrase has passed away, rest in peace Seymour Martin Lipset (orbitury here).
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As I said I spent New Years with some friends in France, and we didn’t discuss it this time, but boy have we had discussions about “American Exceptionalism” (in short: why socialism never grew strong in the US). Now the man who coined that phrase has passed away, rest in peace Seymour Martin Lipset (orbitury here).
posted by Eric Sundström at 4:08 pm
3 Comments:
I didn't know Lipset had died! Are there any great political scientists/economists/etc. left now?
There are quite a few left, Putnam for example. And many more will come!
I didn't realise he had died... what a shame. It took me back to studying the Lipset Rokken model at university.
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