Professor Cathie Martin Interviewed in Washington Post on Denmark, Socialism, and Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders invoking Denmark and Democratic-Socialism has been a prominent part of the Democratic Party primary. Recently, the Washington Post devoted substantial attention to the question of whether Denmark is “socialist” or “business friendly.” To do so, it interviewed (at length) Cathie Jo Martin, a Professor of Comparative Politics in the Department (along with her colleague Kathleen Thelan from MIT). Professor Martin is an authority on Denmark. Much of her research, including her book The Political Construction of Business Interests (Cambridge University Press), focuses on relationships between business, labor, and government in Denmark. In the interview Martin highlights the potential for collaboration between business and big Government that Denmark exemplifies and concludes that it is not “socialist.”