The first comparative study of the politics of policy innovation in the field of unemployment. The contributors provide a thorough and lucid analysis of past government failures, and look to possible future strategies

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Preface to the English Edition -- 1. The Effects of Ionizing Radiation: Questioning the Current Model -- The recommendations of the European Committee on Radiation Risks -- Critical...

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 The New Citadels -- 2 An Americanized Society -- 3 The Management of Public Opinion -- 4 The Defection of the Working Class -- Conclusion -- Appendix: An Index of Socioeconomic Fragility -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C...

This book offers an appraisal of what governments are currently doing to regulate transnational corporations across the world, and highlights a marked contrast in the concern different countries have over transnationals' activities