Austrian Politics and Society Today : In Defence of Austria

By the same author as "Security and Politics in the Nordic Area", and "The Politics of Belgium", this book examines contemporary Austrian society and politics. It also reflects the effect that Nazism and the Austrian role in World War II still plays in the international image of Austria today. Front Matter....Pages i-xviii Introduction....Pages 1-7 From Empire to Nation....Pages 8-33 Austria in the World....Pages 34-70 The Political Process....Pages 71-119 Austro-Keynesianism: Politics Against the Market....Pages 120-139 Social Partnership....Pages 140-155 Democratic Reform: Federalism and Direct Democracy....Pages 156-172 A Summing Up....Pages 173-179 Back Matter....Pages 180-191