| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 300 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Routledge research in comparative politics ; 4 |
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Routledge research in comparative politics ; 4.
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| Contents |
Chapter Introduction -- Social democracy under pressure -- chapter Theoretical aspects: linking historical institutionalism with the decline of the Keynesian paradigm -- part Part I Changing conditions for policy design -- chapter 1 Challenges of post-war social democracy -- chapter 2 Inside the party -- Changing conditions and strategies -- chapter 3 Institutional constraints on party behaviour -- Keynesian v. neo-liberal paradigms -- part Part II The development of labour market policy -- chapter 4 The development of labour market policy in Britain and Germany The development of labour market policies in Germany and -- chapter 5 Trends in policy convergence: findings from party documents -- chapter 6 Policy reform and policy change -- A comparative perspective -- chapter Actors' evaluation of major influence components on party policy change -- part Part III Conclusions -- chapter 7 Converging social democratic strategy -- chapter Historical institutionalism applied -- chapter Appendix I -- The content analysis of labour market policies in party documents -- chapter Appendix II -- Interviewed policy actors from the Labour Party and the Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD) -- chapter Glotz, Professor Dr Peter Erfurt, 14 June 1999 -- chapter Meyer, Professor Dr Thomas Bonn, 24 June 1999 -- chapter Appendix III -- Labour market policy coding scheme for party political manifestos/manifestos and 'major' (mid-term) statements: Full standard coding frame (FCF) -- chapter DOMAIN 2: General policy outlook and labour market regulation/general economic statements -- chapter Appendix IV: Labour market policy coding scheme for party political programmes/manifestos and 'major' (mid-term) statements -- collapsed coding frame (CCF) -- Labour market policy coding scheme for party political programmes/manifestos and 'major' (mid-term) statements: Collapsed coding frame (CCF) -- chapter DOMAIN 2: Party policy outlook and labour market regulation/general economic statements -- chapter DOMAIN 4: Benefit system and labour market agencies -- chapter Notes -- chapter 2 Inside the party: changing conditions and strategies -- chapter 3 Institutional constraints on party behaviour: Keynesian v. neo-liberal paradigms |
| Summary |
This topical study reflects on problems faced by social democratic parties in government when espousing policies of severe pragmatism and fiscal prudence, and provides a perspective to both parties' changes in labour market policies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-294) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Labour Party (Great Britain)
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Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands.
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| SUBJECT |
Labour Party (Great Britain) fast |
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Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands fast |
| Subject |
Manpower policy -- Great Britain
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Manpower policy -- Germany
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Labor.
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Economic policy
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Manpower policy
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| SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- Economic policy -- 1979-1997.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh98007091
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Great Britain -- Economic policy -- 1997-
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh98007092
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Germany -- Economic policy -- 1945-1990.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85054503
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Germany -- Economic policy -- 1990-
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh91000422
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| Subject |
Germany
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Great Britain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0203417542 |
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9780203417546 |
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9780415299770 |
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0415299772 |
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