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Policy and Politics in West Germany
P Katzenstein
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Description for Policy and Politics in West Germany
Paperback. How can we account for the lack of large-scale policy change in West Germany despite changes in the partisan make-up of the federal government? This book examines how West German policy and politics interrelate in problem areas such as economic management, industrial relations, social welfare, migrant workers, administrative reform, and more. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFGW; HBJD; HBWQ; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 531.
How can we account for the lack of large-scale policy change in West Germany despite changes in the partisan make-up of the federal government? This formulation of "the German Question" differs from the one commonly posed by students of German politics, a version usually focused on Germany's tragic confrontation with modernity and a possible revival of militarism and authoritarianism. Katzenstein here uncovers the political structures that make incremental policy change such a plausible political check against the growing force of government. This book examines in detail how West German policy and politics interrelate in six problem areas: economic management, industrial ... Read more
How can we account for the lack of large-scale policy change in West Germany despite changes in the partisan make-up of the federal government? This formulation of "the German Question" differs from the one commonly posed by students of German politics, a version usually focused on Germany's tragic confrontation with modernity and a possible revival of militarism and authoritarianism. Katzenstein here uncovers the political structures that make incremental policy change such a plausible political check against the growing force of government. This book examines in detail how West German policy and politics interrelate in six problem areas: economic management, industrial ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
Philadelphia PA, United States
ISBN
9780877222644
SKU
V9780877222644
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Reviews for Policy and Politics in West Germany
"Admirably clear and well written from a new viewpoint, this is the best informed and most thoughtful analysis of the political system of West Germany. Anyone seriously interested in the German Federal Republic should read it." - Karl Deutsch, Stanfield Professor of International Peace, Harvard Emeritus