This book studies Social Democracy within the context
of globalization. It questions both the argument over
its unviability within the context and the
accusations directed to it after 1980, such as that
it has moved to the New Right stance and that it has
experienced ruptures from its tradition, such as its
acceptance of market economy and of the individual
and breaking its ties with the working class. Against
such criticisms this work argues that their
understanding of Social Democracy arose from the
shortages of their analysis which focuses merely
either on party politics or on policies....