Democratic Governance in Scandinavia

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.

Studies the emergence of the regulatory state in Europe Presents comparative studies on government structures in the EU and Scandinavia Evaluates the effects of welfare state reforms

Autorentext
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.

Inhalt
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.