| Democracy in Scandinavia: Consensual, Majoritarian or Mixed? Contributor(s): Arter, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0719070473 ISBN-13: 9780719070471 Publisher: Manchester University Press OUR PRICE: $26.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2006 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy - Political Science | World - European |
| Dewey: 321.809 |
| Series: Politics Today |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.94 lbs) 384 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is about the distinctive features of Scandinavian democracy, the state of Scandinavian democracy and the classification of the Scandinavian democracies. It breaks new ground in challenging the established status of the Scandinavian countries as 'consensus model democracies'. The book poses three main questions. First, what are the distinctive features of the five Scandinavian political systems when compared with the Westminster model of democracy? Next, how well does the evidence from recent commissions suggest that Scandinavian democracy is working in practice? Finally, is Scandinavian democracy consensual, majoritarian or mixed? The nature of legislative-executive relations is explored, with a particular focus on the role of the parliamentary opposition and its involvement in policy-making. The central conclusion is that all the Nordic states are majoritarian democracies, albeit with varying amounts of consensual legislative behaviour. |