The social democratic image of society : a study of the achievements and origins of Scandinavian social democracy in comparative perspective / Francis G. Castles.
This book, originally published in 1978, constitutes a genuinely comparative study of the world's only truly succesful democratic socialist parties: the Social Democraic Parties of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The measure of achievement is not merely political success, the fact that in Scandinav...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
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2009.
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| Series: | Routledge revivals.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | This book, originally published in 1978, constitutes a genuinely comparative study of the world's only truly succesful democratic socialist parties: the Social Democraic Parties of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The measure of achievement is not merely political success, the fact that in Scandinavia the Social Democrats have become 'natural parties of government', for just as importantly, the author shows that a political success grounded on the symbiotic relationship between party and trade union movement has been the foundation for a higher level of welfare state provision and egalitarian strivi. |
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| Item Description: | Title from PDF title page (viewed October 1, 2009). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780203092316 0203092317 |