GERHARD SCHRÖDER, the German Chancellor, on
German Economic Policies through European and Global Perspectives
RUDOLPH SCHARPING, Minister of Defence, on
German Foreign Policy under the Conditions of Globalization
OSKAR LAFONTAINE, Minister of Finance, on
Globalization and International Cooperation
I thought members of the german-studies discussion group may be interested in
the following book to be published in February 1999:
THE CHALLENGE OF GLOBALISATION FOR GERMANY'S SOCIAL AGENDA
A Policy Agenda for the 21st Century
Edited by Dieter Dettke
"If we want to seize the new and great opportunities that globalization has to
offer, we must rethink our economic policy. We need improved international
cooperation in order to overcome the disastrous downward race between
countries. A social democratic concept of modernization, social justice, and
international cooperation is the only promising policy for the future." Oskar
Lafontaine, Minister of Finance
"Modell Deutschland," once admired world-wide, has lost much of its shine due
to a number of internal and external factors. This significant and timely
volume deals with the economic and political pressures and challenges of
globalization and is particularly concerned with their effect on social
policy, labor markets, environmental policies and technological change.
Distinguished academic experts and leading politicians, including the new
Chancellor, Gerhard Schröder, the Minister of Defence, Rudolph Scharping, and
the Minister of Finance, Oskar Lafontaine, discuss these problems from an
international perspective and against the background of debates currently
going on in Germany.
Focusing on key issues, including the stabilization of exchange rates, the
development of a common technology policy, an international initiative to
prevent global destruction of the environment, and a budget policy encouraging
employment and providing economic incentives, The Challenge of Globalization
for Germany's Social Democracy is an up-to-date and important book which
highlights some of the problems faced today and presents some solutions for
the future.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dieter Dettke is a foreign policy and security policy specialist and has
published widely on these issues. He has been Executive Director of the
Friedrich Ebert Foundation Washington Office since 1985.
If you would like further information on THE CHALLENGE OF GLOBALIZATION FOR
GERMANY'S SOCIAL DEMOCRACY please contact your nearest Berghahn Books office:
Berghahn Books, 3 Newtec Place, Magdalen Road, Oxford, OX4 1RE, UK
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Berghahn Books, 55 John Street, New York, NY 10038, USA
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