It all seems as if, in the face of a crisis that calls into question decades of finance– driven capitalism and the dominance of free-market ideology, and despite widespread expectations of a revival of the welfare state, the social-democratic ideal has failed to convince a majority of Europeans that it can provide effective solutions.
Dies ist umso bemerkenswerter in einer Zeit, in der rechtsgerichtete Regierungen Regulierung und sogar staatliches Eingreifen begrüßen – die Eckpfeiler linksgerichteter Ideologien.