Hans Keman is Professor and Chair of Political Science at the Vrije Universiteit in AmsterdamCONTRIBUTORS′ AFFILIATIONS:Klaus Armingeon Institut fuer Politiekwissenschapft, UnitoblerUwe Becker Universiteit van AmsterdamIan Budge University of EssexFrancis Castles The Australian National University, CanberraHans Daalder The HagueSvante Errson Umea UniversitetKees van Kersbergen Katholieke Universiteit NijmegenJan-Erik Lane Universite de GenevePeter Mair Universiteit van LeidenPaul Pennings Vrije UniversiteitManfred Schmidt

`This book is an important set of research papers on comparative political economy and suggests many directions for future research.′ -- Political Studies, Vol 37 No 1, 1989

• PART ONE: INTRODUCTIONExplanations of the Economic Crisis and Divergent Policy Responses - Heikki PaloheimoAn OverviewPART TWO: POLICY PROCESS, INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES AND STRATEGIESThe Impact of Interest Politics on Flexible Adjustment Policies - Roland CzadaInterest Intermediation, Institutional Structures and Public Policy - Franz LehnerInstitutional Accommodation to Full Employment - Gosta Esping-AndersenA Comparison of Policy RegimesThe Compatibility of Economic, Social and Political Goals in Incomes Policies - Klaus ArmingeonA Comparative Analysis of Incomes Policy Developments in Ten West European Countries in the 1970sPART THREE: POLICY STRATEGIES, IMPLEMENTATION AND OUTCOMESPolitical Strategies To Overcome the Crisis - Hans Keman and Tibert van DijkPolicy Formation and Economic Performance in Seventeen Capitalist DemocraciesThe Economic Policy Strategies of the Nordic Countries - Jan Otto AnderssonThe Monetarist Experiments in the United States and United Kingdom - Paul F WhiteleyPolicy Responses to StagflationCoping with Crisis - Hans Keman and Paul F WhiteleyDivergent Strategies and Outcomes