The Oxford Handbook of Swedish Politics (Oxford Handbooks)

This Book 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 They Are Still Certainly Present. Global Forces, Increasing Affluence, And An Ideological Shift Towards Neo-liberalism Have Contributed To Making Sweden More Of An Average European Industrialized Democracy. The Handbook Is Divided Into Ten Thematic Sections With Four Chapters And An Introduction In Each Section. Thus, Each Theme Is Studied From Different Perspectives In Order To Provide The Reader With A More Multi-faceted Picture Of The Political Development In Each Theme.--publisher's Description. Section 1: The Politics Of The Welfare Wtate / Section Editor: Bo Rothstein -- Section 2: Constitutional Design / Section Editor: Shirin Ahlbäck Öberg -- Section 3: The Party System / Section Editors: Hanna Bäck And Gissur Ó. Erlingsson -- Section 4: Electoral Behaviour / Section Editors: Sören Holmberg And Henrik Ekengren Oscarsson -- Section 5: Public Administration / Section Editor: Göran Sundström -- Section 6: Subnational Government / Section Editor: Anders Lidström -- Section 7: Sweden's International Relations / Section Editor: Ole Elgström -- Section 8: Sweden And The Eu / Section Editor: Ulrika Mörth -- Section 9: The Political Economy Of Swedish Governance / Section Editor: Johannes Lindvall -- Section 10: Policy Making In Sweden / Section Editor: Carl Dahlström. Edited By Jon Pierre. Series Titles From The Publisher's Website. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.