Beck’s populism hides SPD ‘panic’

Report of the challenges facing Germany Social Democrats (SPD) as they see a long term drop in support. Despite the former SPD Government of Gerhard Schröder’s being the instigator of the Agenda 2010 programme of labour market and welfare reforms, the current SPD leadership see a need to dismantle some of those reform in order to regain political support from voters. Economists in Germany argue that the reforms have been hugely beneficial for Germany.

Wikipedia: Agenda 2010 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agenda_2010

Deutsche Welle: A Quick Guide To ¿Agenda 2010¿, 2003 http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,988374,00.html

Deutsche Welle, 7.10.07: Merkel Ally Backsliding on Unpopular Labor Market Reforms http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2811987,00.html

Deutsche Welle, 26.10.07: Germany's Social Democrats Hint at Shift to the Left http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2848269,00.html

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