| Social Democratic Party Policies in Contemporary Europe Concise Edition Contributor(s): Bonoli, Giuliano (Editor), Powell, Martin (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415304253 ISBN-13: 9780415304252 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2003 Annotation: This comparative volume provides an analysis of Social Democratic governments, examining the policies they have adopted and assessing the extent of similarity and convergence in policy-making among the different countries. The book includes case studies on France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, Germany, Sweden, Austria and the UK. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Political Parties - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 324.217 |
| LCCN: 2003004674 |
| Lexile Measure: 1420 |
| Series: Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.14 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The end of the twentieth century saw an unprecedented coincidence of electoral success for social democratic parties in western Europe leading to intensive discussion on the future of this new European left. The debates often centred on the notion of a 'Third way' and generated major expectations for policy change among social democratic politicians and voters. The authors collected here examine the recent social and employment policies of these progressive parties, looking for change in the guiding principles of policy and on actual policy decisions. They show how the maxims of demand management and egalitarianism have been replaced by social investment and equality of opportunity and demonstrate the full extent of convergence on policies such as employment maximization, the containment of social expenditure and a shift towards a social investment welfare state. |