Swedish Local and Regional Government in a European Context
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23202080 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anders Lidström (Umeå University, corresponding author) |
| Editors | Jon Pierre |
| Year | 2016 |
| Publication date | 2016-06-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Oxford Handbook of Swedish Politics (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199665679.013.51 |
| OpenAlex | W2260620379 |
| ISBN | 9780199665679 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Although Swedish local government shares a set of traits that are common to all other European local government systems, it stands out, in many respects, as unique. The particular combination of local responsibility for costly tax-financed national welfare policies, strong and mainly nationally organized political parties at local level, consistent decision-making collectivism, and a type of representative democracy that leaves little room for means of direct democracy make Sweden different. These features are intertwined, reflecting core values of the Scandinavian welfare model. Although many of them have been challenged during recent decades, popular support for the welfare system remains strong.
Collectivism · Context (archaeology) · Core (optical fiber) · Democracy · Economic system · Economics · Geography · Government (linguistics) · Individualism · Local government · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public economics · Representative democracy · Welfare · Engineering · Law · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |