Scandinavian Politics Today
Author | : David Arter |
Publisher | : Manchester University Press |
Total Pages | : 390 |
Release | : 1999-02-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 0719051339 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780719051333 |
Rating | : 4/5 (39 Downloads) |
Download or read book Scandinavian Politics Today written by David Arter and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1999-02-15 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.