The volume includes contributions by members of the Transatlantic Policy Consortium (TPC). Earlier versions of these essays have been presented and discussed at the TPC Colloquium on Liberalization and Democratic Governance held in Speyer, Germany in June 2003. The contributions focus on sub-themes that are critical on both sides of the Atlantic: the role of the state with social and economic actors, policy development and regulatory challenges to the state, and the changing nature of democratic institutions and participation. The volume provides a unique insight into European and American...