Stefan Berger is Professor of History at the University of Glamorgan.

• Introduction: The Strange Persistence of Policy ConcertationHugh CompstonPART I: COUNTRY STUDIESChapter 1. Austria in Historical Perspective: From Civil War to Social PartnershipJill LewisChapter 2. Austria in the 1990s: The Routine of Social Partnership in Question?Emmerich Tálos and Bernhard KittelChapter 3. Britain in Historical Perspective: From War Concertation to the Destruction of the Social ContractChris WilliamsChapter 4. Britain in the 1990s: The Absence of Policy ConcertationPeter DoreyChapter 5. Denmark in Historical Perspective: Towards Conflict-Based ConsensusCarsten Strøby JensenChapter 6. Denmark in the 1990s: Status Quo or a More Self-Confident State?Mikkel MailandChapter 7. France in Historical Perspective: The Impossibility of PartnershipSusan MilnerChapter 8. France in the 1990s: Struggling with the Weight of HistoryNick ParsonsChapter 9. Germany in Historical Perspective: The Gap Between Theory and PracticeStefan BergerChapter 10. Germany in the 1990s: The Impact of ReunificationJeremy LeamanChapter 11. Ireland in Historical Perspective: The Legacies of Colonialism – Edging Towards Policy ConcertationEmmet O'ConnorChapter 12. Ireland in the 1990s: Policy Concertation TriumphantRory O'Donnell and Damian ThomasChapter 13. Italy in Historical Perspective: The Legacies of Fascism and Anti-FascismGino BedaniChapter 14. Italy in the 1990s: Policy Concertation ResurgentBruce HaddockChapter 15. The Netherlands in Historical Perspective: The Rise and Fall of Dutch Policy ConcertationAnton HemerijckChapter 16. The Netherlands in the 1990s: Towards 'Flexible Corporatism' in the Polder ModelHans Slomp Chapter 17. Spain in Historical Perspective: Fascist Corporatism and Social PactsRobert A. RobinsonChapter 18. Spain in the 1990s: Strategic ConcertationMiguel Martínez LucioChapter 19. Sweden in Historical Perspective: The Rise and Fall of the Swedish ModelJames FulcherChapter 20. Sweden in the 1990s: The Demise of Policy Concertation and Social Partnership and Its Sudden Reappearance in 1998Victor A. PestoffPART II: COMPARISONS AND CONCLUSIONSChapter 21. The Politics of Policy Concertation in the 1990s: The Role of IdeasHugh CompstonChapter 22. Social Partnership 1880–1989: The Deep Historical Roots of Diverse StrategiesStefan BergerChapter 23. Policy Concertation in Western Europe: A Configurational ApproachHugh CompstonNotes on ContributorsBibliographyIndex

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