The politics of compromise : a study of parties and cabinet government in Sweden / Dankwart A. Rustow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rustow, Dankwart A., author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political parties--Sweden.

Political parties.

Sweden--Politics and government.

Sweden.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (270 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1955.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

How is it that Sweden has been able to combine political stability with an entrenched multiparty system? How is it that she has produced such remarkable achievements in economic policy, social welfare, labor relations, and international cooperation? In this first comprehensive study of Swedish parties and cabinet government in English the author examines the delicate yet effective means of compromise worked out by the political parties. The first three chapters are a concise history of Swedish politics, from the time when the parliament consisted of four estates to the present, while the succeeding chapters give a systematic account of the four groups responsible for representative government in Sweden: the electorate, parties, legislature, and cabinet. Originally published in 1955.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Front matter

Preface

Contents

Tables

Figures

Introduction

Chapter I. Origins of the Modern Parties

Chapter II. The Victory of Democracy

Chapter III. The Four-Party System: Swedish Politics since 1920

Chapter IV. The Electorate

Chapter V. Party Organization

Chapter VI. The Legislative Process

Chapter VII. Cabinet Government

Chapter VIII. The Politics of Compromise

Appendix

Index

Notes:

Bibliographical footnotes.

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

0-691-65314-3

1-4008-7858-6

OCLC:

967589064