{"product_id":"policy-concertation-and-social-partnership-in-western-europe-lessons-for-the-twenty-first-century-9781571817020","title":"Policy Concertation and Social Partnership in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tPolicy concertation - the determination of public policy by means of agreements struck between governments, employers and trade unions - continues to thrive in Western Europe despite the impact of liberalizing trends that were expected to lead to its demise.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tThis volume brings together a team of 23 experts with the aim to undertake paired historical and political studies of policy concertation in ten West European countries, which were then subjected to systematic comparative analysis. It shows that overall the incidence of broad policy concertation in Western Europe can be explained by the changing configurations of just three variables.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"The scope of the book is impressive.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  · Church and State in Contemporary Europe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/b\u003e The Strange Persistence of Policy Concertation\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eHugh Compston\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePART I: COUNTRY STUDIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/b\u003e Austria in Historical Perspective: From Civil War to Social Partnership\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eJill Lewis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/b\u003e Austria in the 1990s: The Routine of Social Partnership in Question?\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eEmmerich Tálos\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBernhard Kittel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/b\u003e Britain in Historical Perspective: From War Concertation to the Destruction of the Social Contract\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eChris Williams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/b\u003e Britain in the 1990s: The Absence of Policy Concertation\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003ePeter Dorey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/b\u003e Denmark in Historical Perspective: Towards Conflict-Based Consensus\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eCarsten Strøby Jensen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/b\u003e Denmark in the 1990s: Status Quo or a More Self-Confident State?\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eMikkel Mailand\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/b\u003e France in Historical Perspective: The Impossibility of Partnership\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eSusan Milner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/b\u003e France in the 1990s: Struggling with the Weight of History\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eNick Parsons\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/b\u003e Germany in Historical Perspective: The Gap Between Theory and Practice\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eStefan Berger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/b\u003e Germany in the 1990s: The Impact of Reunification\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eJeremy Leaman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 11.\u003c\/b\u003e Ireland in Historical Perspective: The Legacies of Colonialism – Edging Towards Policy Concertation\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eEmmet O'Connor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 12.\u003c\/b\u003e Ireland in the 1990s: Policy Concertation Triumphant\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eRory O'Donnell\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDamian Thomas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 13.\u003c\/b\u003e Italy in Historical Perspective: The Legacies of Fascism and Anti-Fascism\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eGino Bedani\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 14.\u003c\/b\u003e Italy in the 1990s: Policy Concertation Resurgent\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eBruce Haddock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 15.\u003c\/b\u003e The Netherlands in Historical Perspective: The Rise and Fall of Dutch Policy Concertation\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eAnton Hemerijck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 16.\u003c\/b\u003e The Netherlands in the 1990s: Towards 'Flexible Corporatism' in the Polder Model\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eHans Slomp\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 17.\u003c\/b\u003e Spain in Historical Perspective: Fascist Corporatism and Social Pacts\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eRobert A. Robinson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 18.\u003c\/b\u003e Spain in the 1990s: Strategic Concertation\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eMiguel Martínez Lucio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 19.\u003c\/b\u003e Sweden in Historical Perspective: The Rise and Fall of the Swedish Model\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eJames Fulcher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 20.\u003c\/b\u003e Sweden in the 1990s: The Demise of Policy Concertation and Social Partnership and Its Sudden Reappearance in 1998\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eVictor A. Pestoff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePART II: COMPARISONS AND CONCLUSIONS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 21.\u003c\/b\u003e The Politics of Policy Concertation in the 1990s: The Role of Ideas\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eHugh Compston\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 22.\u003c\/b\u003e Social Partnership 1880–1989: The Deep Historical Roots of Diverse Strategies\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eStefan Berger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 23.\u003c\/b\u003e Policy Concertation in Western Europe: A Configurational Approach\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eHugh Compston\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tNotes on Contributors\u003cbr\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041427816791,"sku":"9781571817020","price":96.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781571817020.jpg?v=1750950239","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/policy-concertation-and-social-partnership-in-western-europe-lessons-for-the-twenty-first-century-9781571817020","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}