Table of Contents

Part I: The Context: Understanding the Present . 1. Brave New World: The New Context for Politics: Anthony Giddens (University of Cambridge). Comment: Power, Politics and the Enlightenment: Perry Anderson (University of California, Los Angeles). Part II: Citizenship, Equality and Democracy . 2. Inequalities of Powe, Problems of Democracy: David Held (Open University). Comment: Deciding About Rights: Anna Coote (Institute for Public Policy Research). 3. Equality, Difference and Democracy: Elizabeth Meehan (Queen's University, Belfast). Comment: Citizenship and Political Change: Raymond Plant (St. Catherine's College, Oxford). 4. Ethnic Difference and Racial Equality: New Challenges for the Left: Tariq Modood (Policy Studies Institute). Comment: Minority Rights, Majority Values: Bhikhu Parekh (University of Hull). Part III: Social Solidarity and Economic Prosperity . 5. The Politics of Potential: A New Agenda for Labour: Gordon Brown (The Labour Party). Comment : Whose Community? Which Individuals?: Anne Phillips (Guildhall University). 6. Productive Solidarities: Economic Strategy and Left Politics: Joel Rogers and Wolfgang Streeck (Both at the University of Wisconsin). Comment: Don't Forget the Demand Side: Robert Kuttner (writer and columnist). 7. Social Solidarity in a Mixed Economy: Michel Rocard (Parti Socialiste, France). Comment: The Social Market in a Global Context: Will Hutton (The Guardian). Part IV: Politics Beyond Labour . 8. Equality and Work in the Post-Industrial Life-Cycle: Gosta Esping-Andersen (University of Trento). Comment: Economic Imperatives and Social Reform: Frances Fox-Piven (City University of New York). 9. Sustaining Social Democracy: The Politics of the Environment: Stephen Tindale. Part III: Instruments of Change . 10. Reinventing Federalism: Europe and the Left: David Marquand (University of Sheffield). Comment: European Constitutional Patriotism: Jos de Beus (University of Twente and University of Amsterdam). 11. Reinventing Politics: Manuel Escudero (Instituto de Empresa, Madrid). Comment: Turning Outwards - A New Sort of Party: Margaret Hodge (Formerly Leader of Islington Borough Council, now consultant, Price Waterhouse). Afterword . 12. Dos and Don'ts for Social Democrats: James Cornford and Patricia Hewitt (Both at Institute for Public Policy Research).