The social democratic dilemma: ideology, governance and globalization

Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Diversity and Change in Models of Social Democracy -- 2 Theories to Explain the 'Decline' of Social Democracy -- 3 The Southern European Model of Social Democracy -- 4 The Northern European Model of Social Democracy -- 5 The British Case: the Development of New Labour -- 6 The Failures of 'New' Social Democracy -- 7 Conclusion -- Appendices 1 Profiles of Interviewees -- 2 Jospin's 'Propositions pour la France' - 1995 Presidential Manifesto -- 3 The New Clause IV -- 4 A Comparison of Old and New Labour -- 5 Changes in Labour Party Policy Positions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

This book examines the development of social democratic parties in Western Europe and suggests that instead of viewing a single model, in the past it was more accurate to consider a Northern and Southern European version. Each model varied in its characteristics, yet each retained an adherence to the same core values. But now a 'new' version of social democracy is emerging that is characterised by an advocacy of the tenets of neo-liberalism