Contains studies on France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, Germany, Sweden, Austria and the UK
Analyses and compares social democratic governments across Europe in the 1990s
Includes review of influential theoretical contributions to the debate as well as empirical data
'A highly interesting and thorough account of the avenues Social Democratic governments have pursued in terms of social and economic policy and of what contemporary Social Democracy might mean in these fields.' - Simon Bornshier and Silja Hausermann, Swiss Political Science Review
Giuliano Bonoli works at the Institute of Political Science at the University of Bern and the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. Martin Powell is Reader in Social Policy in the Department of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath, UK.