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Democratic Governance in Scandinavia - Developments and Challenges for the Regulatory State

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This book studies the emergence of the regulatory state in Europe and its impact on democratic governance in Scandinavia. On the basis of comparative studies on various government structures in Scandinavia and the EU, the author analyses the repercussions of the change from government to dominant non-parliamentary democratic governance. In addition, readers will be introduced to the organizational and institutional changes and developments caused by economic and welfare state reforms. A cutting-edge resource, the book will appeal to students and scholars of political science and political economics, while also offering an engaging read for civil servants and policymakers. 

List of contents

Introduction.- The Narrative of the Upcoming of the Regulatory State.- The Regulatory State in the Study of European Governance.- The Concept of the Democratic Regulatory State in a Scandinavian Context.- Democracy - a Changing Term.- Translation of European Social Models.- Administrative Traditions - and the "trilemma".- Conflicting Economic Poltics.- Case Study: Accounting Reform - in the Regluatory Norway.

About the author

Noralv Veggeland is Professor of Public Policy at Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Lillehammer, Norway. He is former Director of Nordic Regional Research Institute (NordREFO, Copenhagen. Being visiting professor two times at Massachusetts State University, Amherst, USA and European University Institute (EUI), Florence, Italy. Earlier Member of the Norwegian Research Council.

Summary

This book studies the emergence of the regulatory state in Europe and its impact on democratic governance in Scandinavia. On the basis of comparative studies on various government structures in Scandinavia and the EU, the author analyses the repercussions of the change from government to dominant non-parliamentary democratic governance. In addition, readers will be introduced to the organizational and institutional changes and developments caused by economic and welfare state reforms. A cutting-edge resource, the book will appeal to students and scholars of political science and political economics, while also offering an engaging read for civil servants and policymakers. 

Product details

Authors Noralv Veggeland
Publisher Springer, Berlin
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 01.01.2019
 
EAN 9783030182694
ISBN 978-3-0-3018269-4
No. of pages 162
Dimensions 156 mm x 243 mm x 16 mm
Weight 418 g
Illustrations XIII, 162 p. 54 illus.
Subjects Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Politics and business

Europa, B, Europe, European Politics, Democracy, Political Science, Zentralregierung, Politics & government, Political structure & processes, Political structures: democracy, Political Science and International Studies, Public Policy, Europe—Politics and government, Governance and Government

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