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The challenge of globalization for Germany's social democracy : a policy agenda for the 21st century

Author: Dieter Dettke
Publisher: New York : Oxford, UK : Berghahn Books, 1998.
Series: International political currents, vol. 4.
Edition/Format:   Book : English
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"Modell Deutschland," once admired worldwide, has lost much of its shine, due to a number of internal and external factors. This important and timely volume-deals with the economic and political pressures and challenges of globalization and is particularly concerned with their effect on social policy, labor markets, environmental policies, and technological change.

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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Dieter Dettke
ISBN: 157181180X 9781571811806
OCLC Number: 64092019
Notes: Includes index.
Description: viii, 262 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents: Foreword / Dieter Dettke --
Introduction: Globalization and International Cooperation - Social Democratic Policy in the Age of Globalization / Oskar Lafontaine --
1. German Economic Policy from a European and Global Perspective / Gerhard Schroder --
2. German and European Responses to Globalization / Ernst Schwanhold and Reinhard Pfender --
3. Balancing Positive and Negative Integration: The Regulatory Options for Europe / Fritz W. Scharpf --
4. Globalization and Social Policy in the Nation-State / Rudolf Dressler and Heiner Flassbeck --
5. Consequences of Globalization for Women / Ulla Schmidt --
6. Industrial Relations in an International Economy / Wolfgang Streeck --
7. Globalization - Risks and Opportunities for European Labor Policy / Jurgen Hoffmann and Reiner Hoffmann --
8. German Foreign Policy in the Context of Globalization / Rudolf Scharping --
9. Germany's Role in International Affairs and Global Economic Interests / Christoph Zopel
Series Title: International political currents, vol. 4.
Responsibility: edited by Dieter Dettke.

Abstract:

"Modell Deutschland," once admired worldwide, has lost much of its shine, due to a number of internal and external factors. This important and timely volume-deals with the economic and political pressures and challenges of globalization and is particularly concerned with their effect on social policy, labor markets, environmental policies, and technological change.

Distinguished academic experts and leading politicians discuss these problems both from an international perspective and against the background of debates currently going on in Germany.

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