The Nordic Model of Social Democracy / Nik Brandal, Øivind Bratberg and Dag Einar Thorsen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brandal, Nikolai, 1973- author.

Bratberg, Øivind, 1980- author.

Thorsen, Dag Einar, 1979- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Socialism--Scandinavia.

Socialism.

Socialism--Europe.

Europe.

Scandinavia.

Physical Description:

viii, 214 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Summary:

Since the late 1920s, social democracy has been preeminent in the politics of Sweden, Denmark and Norway, through dominant parties and ideological hegemony of the center-left. The Nordic Model of Social Democracy relates the concept of the Nordic model to the guiding role of social democratic ideology in developing and sustaining a particular way of society, extending from the mixed economy to social and gender equality and the universal welfare state. Moving beyond the historical account, the book also addresses a set of current and future challenges for social democrats, such as welfare state sustainability, the multicultural society, globalization and the decline of mass politics. The analysis breaks new ground by relating the recent international literature on social democracy to the distinct Scandinavian experience. It speaks out against the 'decline thesis' of the left, emphasizing instead the continuity and vitality of social democracy in the Nordic region--Publisher's website.

Contents:

1 Introduction 1

Part I Origins

2 The Birth of the Social Democratic Movement (1848-1916) 19

3 Towards a Nordic Model (1916-1940) 36

4 Planning the Welfare State (1940-1970) 54

Part II Social Democracy and the Nordic Model

5 The Nordic Model in a Global Economy 77

6 The Welfare State: The Good Life or Dependency? 94

7 A Better and More Organized World 109

Part III Is the Nordic Model Sustainable?

8 Economic Growth and Environmental Protection 127

9 The Sustainability of the Welfare State 144

10 Liberty, Empowerment, and Community 159

Part IV Conclusion

11 Concluding Essay: The Power of Politics 177.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137013262

1137013265

OCLC:

813931891