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The Oxford Handbook of Swedish Politics
Jon Pierre
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Description for The Oxford Handbook of Swedish Politics
Hardback. The Handbook provides a broad introduction to Swedish politics, and how Sweden's political system and policies have evolved over the past few decades. Editor(s): Pierre, Jon. Series: Oxford Handbooks in Politics & International Relations. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNS; JPA; JPB; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 171. .
The Handbook of Swedish Politics provides a state of the art analysis of political development in Sweden. Covering all essential aspects of politics in Sweden, this volume provides detailed accounts of policy making, governance, institutional arrangements, foreign relations, electoral behavior, the party system, the public administration, the constitutional framework, and the welfare state. The Handbook shows how many of the features that once were exceptional to Sweden, for example, the welfare state, the consensual policy making, the historical compromise between capital and labor, and the dominance of social democracy, are less prominent today compared to a few decades ago although ... Read more
The Handbook of Swedish Politics provides a state of the art analysis of political development in Sweden. Covering all essential aspects of politics in Sweden, this volume provides detailed accounts of policy making, governance, institutional arrangements, foreign relations, electoral behavior, the party system, the public administration, the constitutional framework, and the welfare state. The Handbook shows how many of the features that once were exceptional to Sweden, for example, the welfare state, the consensual policy making, the historical compromise between capital and labor, and the dominance of social democracy, are less prominent today compared to a few decades ago although ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
736
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Oxford Handbooks
Condition
New
Weight
1416g
Number of Pages
736
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199665679
SKU
V9780199665679
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Ref
99-39
About Jon Pierre
Jon Pierre is Professor of Political Science at the University of Gothenburg and Professor of Public Governance at the University of Melbourne. He is author, co-author, editor, and co-editor of more than 25 books. Jon Pierre is editor of Debating Governance (Oxford University Press, 2000) and co-author (with Guy Peters) of Governance, Politics and the State (Palgrave, 2000) ... Read more
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