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Since the 1920s, Socialist and Communist parties in Europe and
elsewhere have engaged in episodes of both rivalry and cooperation,
with each seeking to dominate the European Left. Enemy Brothers
analyzes how this relationship has developed over the past century,
focusing on France, Italy, and Spain, where Socialists and
Communists have been politically important. Drawing on fieldwork
and interviews in all three nations, W. Rand Smith identifies the
critical junctures that these parties faced and the strategic
choices they made, especially regarding alliance partners. In
explaining the parties' diverse alliance strategies, Enemy Brothers
stresses the impact of institutional arrangements, party culture,
and leadership.
Since the 1920s, Socialist and Communist parties in Europe and
elsewhere have engaged in episodes of both rivalry and cooperation,
with each seeking to dominate the European Left. Enemy Brothers
analyzes how this relationship has developed over the past century,
focusing on France, Italy, and Spain, where Socialists and
Communists have been politically important. Drawing on fieldwork
and interviews in all three nations, W. Rand Smith identifies the
critical junctures that these parties faced and the strategic
choices they made, especially regarding alliance partners. In
explaining the parties' diverse alliance strategies, Enemy Brothers
stresses the impact of institutional arrangements, party culture,
and leadership. The paperback edition features a new afterword that
updates the impact of the current euro-crisis through mid-2014.
As today's headlines make clear, corporate restructuring is only
one aspect of a global transformation that is challenging
businesses and governments alike. W. Rand Smith examines a central
question in this process: what choices exist for governments of
industrialized democracies as they seek to help older, core
industries adjust to changes in demand, technology and new sources
of competition? This question is especially important for
governments dominated by leftist political parties, which are torn
between their commitment to social solidarity and the capitalist
imperative of efficiency. Pledged to defend workers' interests
(including their jobs), leftist governments also face market
pressures often requiring huge job cuts. Given this conflict, can
leftist governments forge a distinctive restructuring strategy?
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