Contesting capitalism? : left parties and European integration / Richard Dunphy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dunphy, Richard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communist parties--European Union countries.

Communist parties.

Socialist parties--European Union countries.

Socialist parties.

European Union.

Capitalism--Political aspects.

European Union countries--Economic integration--Political aspects.

European Union countries.

European Union countries--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Capitalism--Political aspects--European Union countries.

Capitalism.

Physical Description:

ix, 198 p ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York, NY, USA : Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, 2004.

Summary:

This book is a comparative and historical study of the impact of European integration upon the policies, ideology and future prospects of Left parties across the European Union. It is the first such study to focus upon parties to the left of social democracy--communist, "new left" and "green left" parties. The book highlights the broad range of responses to European integration that these parties have formulated--from pro-integrationist or pro-federalist positions to staunchly anti-integrationist views. It sets the emergence of such diversity in historical and theoretical context, paying attention to a broad range of factors that have influenced the evolution of the parties' European policies. Richard Dunphy examines the Left parties' views on how to build an "alternative Europe" that goes beyond free market capitalism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [174]-192) and index.

ISBN:

0719068037

0719068045

OCLC:

55523453