Social Democracy and Labour Market Policy

Developments in Britain and Germany
1. Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-0-415-29977-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 599 g

Reihe: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics

This highly topical study reflects on the current problems faced by social democratic parties in government when espousing policies of severe pragmatism and fiscal prudence, and provides an historical medium-term perspective to both parties' substantial changes in labour market policies. There is now a good deal of interest in the Third Way and the Neue Mitte, and this book provides much needed empirical detail, and solid analysis of the substance of these ideas. It will be of great interest to students and researchers in comparative politics, social democracy and economic policy.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional

Autoren/Hrsg.

Roder, Knut

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Politische Parteien
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Arbeitsmarkt
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftssysteme, Wirtschaftsstrukturen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Sozialismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: social democracy under pressure, The aims of this book, Methods and the quantitative and qualitative approach to programme analysis, Theoretical aspects: linking historical institutionalism with the decline of the Keynesian paradigm PART I Changing conditions for policy design 1 Challenges of post-war social democracy 2 Inside the party: changing conditions and strategies 3 Institutional constraints on party behaviour: Keynesian v. neo-liberal paradigms PART II The development of labour market policy 4 The development of labour market policy in Britain and Germany 5 Trends in policy convergence: findings from party documents 6 Policy reform and policy change: a comparative perspective PART III Conclusions 7 Converging social democratic strategy

Über Autor(innen)

Knut Roder teaches Political Economy at Saint Louis University, Madrid Campus and is an Invited Scholar at the Instituto Juan March - Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Ciencias Sociales, Madrid.