Scandinavian Politics Today
- ISBN-10
- 0719051339
- ISBN-13
- 9780719051333
- Series
- Scandinavian Politics Today
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 366
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999-02-15
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Author
- David Arter
Description
This volume represents a unique study of contemporary politics and policy-making in the five nation-states and three Home Rule territories of the Nordic region. Written in a lively and readable style by an expert in the field, its approach is systematically thematic and comparative. Chapters deal with current political science issues such as nation-building and state-building, party system change, semi-presidentialism and post-corporatism, as well as addressing intrinsically important regional questions such as whether or not there is a Nordic model of government, a distinctively Scandinavian form of parliamentarianism and a superior welfare system. There is also detailed discussion of the Nordic states in their strategic external environment, focusing on the post-war security configuration in northern Europe and the impact of European integration on Scandinavia.
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