Policy concertation and social partnership in Western Europe : : lessons for the 21st century / / edited by Stefan Berger and Hugh Compston.

• TeilnehmendeR: Berger, Stefan,; Compston, Hugh, 1955-
• Place / Publishing House: New York : : Berghahn Books,, 2002.
• Year of Publication: 2002
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (400 pages)

Table of Contents

Machine generated contents note: Introduction The Strange Persistence of Policy Concertation 1 -- Hugh Compston -- PART I COUNTRY STUDIES -- Chapter 1 Austria in Historical Perspective: From Civil War to -- Social Partnership 19 -- Jill Lewis -- Chapter 2 Austria in the 1990s: The Routine of Social Partnership -- in Question? 35 -- Emmerich Tdlos and Bernhard Kittel -- Chapter 3 Britain in Historical Perspective: From War Concertation -- to the Destruction of the Social Contract 51 -- Chris Williams -- Chapter 4 Britain in the 1990s: The Absence of Policy Concertation 63 -- Peter Dorey -- Chapter 5 Denmark in Historical Perspective: Towards Conflict- -- Based Consensus 77 -- Carsten Str0by Jensen -- Chapter 6 Denmark in the 1990s: Status Quo or a More Self- -- Confident State? 83 -- Mikkel Mailand -- Chapter 7 France in Historical Perspective: The Impossibility of -- Partnership 97 -- Susan Milner -- Chapter 8 France in the 1990s: Struggling with the Weight of -- History 111 -- Nick Parsons -- Chapter 9 Germany in Historical Perspective: The Gap Between -- Theory and Practice 125 -- Stefan Berger -- Chapter 10 Germany in the 1990s: The Impact of Reunification 139 -- Jeremy Leaman -- Chapter 11 Ireland in Historical Perspective: The Legacies of -- Colonialism - Edging Towards Policy Concertation 155 -- Emmet O'Connor -- Chapter 12 Ireland in the 1990s: Policy Concertation Triumphant 167 -- Rory O'Donnell and Damian Thomas -- Chapter 13 Italy in Historical Perspective: The Legacies of Fascism -- and Anti-Fascism 191 -- Gino Bedani -- Chapter 14 Italy in the 1990s: Policy Concertation Resurgent 207 -- Bruce Haddock -- Chapter 15 The Netherlands in Historical Perspective: The Rise and -- Fall of Dutch Policy Concertation 221 -- Anton Hemerijck -- Chapter 16 The Netherlands in the 1990s: Towards 'Flexible -- Corporatism' in the Polder Model 235 -- Hans Slomp -- Chapter 17 Spain in Historical Perspective: Fascist Corporatism and -- Social Pacts 249 -- Robert A. Robinson -- Chapter 18 Spain in the 1990s: Strategic Concertation 265 -- Miguel Martinez Lucio -- Chapter 19 Sweden in Historical Perspective: The Rise and Fall of -- the Swedish Model 279 -- James Fulcher -- Chapter 20 Sweden in the 1990s: The Demise of Policy Concertation -- and Social Partnership and Its Sudden Reappearance -- in 1998 295 -- Victor A. Pestoff -- PART II COMPARISONS AND CONCLUSIONS -- Chapter 21 The Politics of Policy Concertation in the 1990s: The Role -- of Ideas 311 -- Hugh Compston -- Chapter 22 Social Partnership 1880-1989: The Deep Historical Roots -- of Diverse Strategies 335 -- Stefan Berger -- Chapter 23 Policy Concertation in Western Europe: A Configurational -- Approach 353 -- Hugh Compston.