The Social Democratic Dilemma Ideology, Governance and Globalization

This book examines the development of social democratic parties in Western Europe and suggests that instead of viewing a single model, in the past it was more accurate to consider a Northern and Southern European version. Each model varied in its characteristics, yet each retained an adherence to th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thomson, Stuart
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 2000, 2000
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This book examines the development of social democratic parties in Western Europe and suggests that instead of viewing a single model, in the past it was more accurate to consider a Northern and Southern European version. Each model varied in its characteristics, yet each retained an adherence to the same core values. But now a 'new' version of social democracy is emerging that is characterised by an advocacy of the tenets of neo-liberalism
Physical Description:XVII, 318 p online resource
ISBN:9780230514119