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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786207703321

Autore

Arter David

Titolo

Scandinavian politics today : Second edition / / David Arter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester : , : Manchester University Press, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-84779-493-9

1-84779-202-2

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (368 p.)

Collana

Politics today

Disciplina

320.948

Soggetti

Politics and government

Scandinavia

Scandinavia Politics and government 1945-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part I: Scandinavia past and present -- Part II: Parties in developmental perspective -- Part III: Parties, voters and social change: w(h)ither the Scandinavian party system model? -- Part IV: The Nordic model -- Part V: Legislative-executive relations in the Nordic region -- Part VI: The strategic security environment.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume represents a study of contemporary politics and policy making in the five nation-states and three home rules territories of the Nordic region. Written 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, 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 parliamentarism and a superior welfare system. There is also detailed discussion of the Nordic