Scandinavian social democracy

Achievements and problems

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6408325
AutoresFrancis G Castles (Hong Kong Metropolitan University, autor de correspondencia), Francis Castles
Año1978
Volumen1
Número1
Páginas11-29
Fecha de publicación1978-02-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaWest European Politics (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0140-2382 • E-ISSN: 1743-9655
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01402387808424186
OpenAlexW1994927954
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas7

The performance of the Scandinavian Social Democratic parties is assessed in a comparative Western European perspective. The Social Democrats’ achievement of the status of ‘natural parties of government’ is shown to have been matched by welfare policy outcomes markedly superior to most other advanced nations. It is also argued that the long period of Social Democratic dominance in Scandinavia has provided the organised working class with an important position in the power structure and an influence in formulating the prevailing ‘image of society’. Finally, the political problems threatening continued Social Democratic ascendancy are briefly examined

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