Scandinavian Politics Today

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Manchester University Press, 1999 - Political Science - 366 pages
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.

Contents

Nationbuilding and statebuilding 18091944
23
4
33
The historic strengths of the five main types of party
70
The Nordic model
106
23
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0000
123
98
135
78
157
9
200
The dual executive in Iceland and Finland
224
11
246
Security and cooperation in Scandinavia 194991
279
The Nordic states in the New Europe
316
On the eve of the new millennium
341
Index
355
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The Nordic welfare model
173

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