The Left Unraveled: Social Democracy And The New Left Challenge In Britain And West Germany
A political scientist examines the causes of decline in the British and German social democratic parties. Some interesting arguments and statistics, but weak on the context in which these two parties operate. The author believes the parties are far from doomed; they need a new vision and better intra-party order.
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