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ISBN
9780748665822
Publisert
2013-07-22
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Edinburgh University Press
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552 gr
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234 mm
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156 mm
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UU, UP, 05
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Engelsk
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Michael Keating is Emeritus Professor of Politics at the University of Aberdeen and was co-founder and Director of the Centre on Constitutional Change. David McCrone is emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Edinburgh; a Fellow of the British Academy, and the Royal Society of Edinburgh. He co-founded the university’s Institute of Governance in 1999, and has written extensively on the sociology and politics of Scotland, and the comparative study of nationalism. His books include Who Runs Edinburgh? (Edinburgh University Press, 2022), The New Sociology of Scotland (Sage Publications, 2017), and The Sociology of Nationalism: tomorrow’s ancestors (Routledge, 1998). He coordinated a series of studies on national identity in Scotland and in England, funded by The Leverhulme Trust, which culminated in his co-authored book Understanding National Identity, published in 2015 by Cambridge University Press.
Is social democracy in a terminal condition in Europe? It's in office almost nowhere and appears bereft of ideas in the face of the economic crisis that might have given it a historic opportunity. While accepting the truth of this, the contributors to this volume take a stand again those who claim that social democracy is dead. By arguing that social democracy is not a single set of ideas or practices but a way of reconciling market capitalism with social inclusion and equality, they show that it has actually been remarkably successful during the 20th century. Its key principles are still relevant but must be adapted to new conditions. This book examines the fortunes of social democracy in western and east-central Europe and the policy challenges in economic policy, labour markets, social welfare, public services, European integration and decentralization.
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This volume examines the fortunes of social democracy in Western and East-Central Europe and the policy challenges it faces. By arguing that social democracy is a way of reconciling market capitalism with social inclusion and equality, they show that it has actually been remarkably successful during the 20th century.
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Preface; 1. The Crisis of Social Democracy, Michael Keating and David McCrone; 2. The Long Depression, the Great Crash and Socialism in Western Europe, Donald Sassoon; 3. Social Democracy in Crisis: outlining the trends in Western Europe, David McCrone and Michael Keating; 4. The Positions and Fortunes of Social Democratic Parties in East Central Europe, Milada Anna Vachudova; 5. Rethinking Public Expenditure from a Social Democratic Perspective, David Heald; 6. Social Democracy in Crisis? What Crisis?, Bo Rothstein and Sven Steinmo; 7. Do the Fading Electoral Fortunes of the Swedish Social Democrats Signal the Erosion of Swedish Social Democracy?, Henry Milner; 8. Multiculturalism, Right Wing Populism and the Crisis of Social Democracy, Susi Meret and Birte Siim; 9. Labour Markets, Welfare States and the Contemporary Dilemmas of European Social Democracy, Martin Rhodes; 10. Class Politics and the Social Investment Welfare State, Colin Crouch; 11. Labour, Skills and Education in Modern Socio-economic Development: Can There be a Social Democratic Economic and Industrial Policy in a Globalised Economy?, Ulrich Hilpert and Desmond Hickie; 12. From Single Market to Social Market Economy: Is There Room for Solidarity? Yves Mény; 13. Social Democracy and Security, Neil Walker; 14. Multilevel Social Democracy: Centralisation and Decentralisation, Michael Keating; Conclusion, Michael Keating and David McCrone; Bibliography.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780748665822
Publisert
2013-07-22
Utgiver
Edinburgh University Press
Vekt
552 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet