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