Politics & Society articles from June 1997

Politics & Society archives from June 1997

Race and reconciliation in the new South Africa.
June 1, 1997... In this era, when so many political transitions have been marked by intense strife over ascriptive identities, the emphasis on racial reconciliation that has characterized the South African political transition has astonished many. Few...

In search of the high road in a low-wage industry.
June 1, 1997... I. INTRODUCTION Since the early 1970s, earnings inequality has grown significantly and real wages have stagnated for many Americans.(1) Initial explanations held that the growing demand for skilled and flexible labor was not being...

Has the East really become the South? Ownership structure and economic policy in Eastern Europe and Latin America.
June 1, 1997... The demise of communism spawned an extensive literature comparing the politico-economic transformations of Eastern Europe and Latin America.(1) While some scholars emphasize the unique nature of the postcommunist transition,(2) others stress...

Anticipating accommodations, accommodating anticipations: the appeasement of capital in the "modernization" of the British Labour Party, 1987-1992.
June 1, 1997... Mark Wickham-Jones's important and provocative article, "Anticipating Social Democracy, Preempting Anticipations: Economic Policy-Making in the British Labour Party, 1987-1992" provides a cogent, detailed, and sophisticated account of the...

Social democracy and structural dependency: the British case. A note on Hay. (response to Colin Hay in this issue)
June 1, 1997... I. INTRODUCTION In April 1996, Tony Blair told a New York business conference of his moderate and limited plans once elected to office. He was blunt about the realities which he perceived would confront a social democratic government...