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Book SynopsisEurope is entering a new political epoch. The centre--left, now in government in many EU countries, has struggled to modernize itself and is now defining the shape of politics for the future.
Trade Review"Bodo Hombach had a major role in the reconstruction of leftist politics in Germany that led to the electoral victory of the Social Democractic Party in 1998. The history of German social democracy over the past two decades or so quite closely resembles that of the Labour Party in Britain and it isn't surprising that in
The Politics of the New Centre the author makes considerable play with the changes initiated by New Labour in the UK.
The ideas presented in this book give form and substance to the evolutuion of the debate about third way politics in the English-speaking world. This translation of Hombach's book is a welcome event. His work should provoke as much interest, and controversy, as it did on its initial appearance in Germany."
Anthony Giddens, London School of Economics and Poltical Science.
Table of ContentsPreface: Anthony Giddens.
Introduction: Mark Leonard.
Foreword to the Original German edition.
1. Breaking the Mould.
2. The Maxims of a Proactive State.
3. The Future of the Parties.
4. The Beginnings of a New Corporatism.
5. What Can We Learn From Others?.
6. New Paths to Growth and Full Employment.
7. Policies for a Proactive Society.
Postscript: Gerhard Schröder.
Appendix: The Third Way, Die Neue Mitte: Tony Blair and Gerhard Schröder.
Index.
