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
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