Statecraft and Liberal Reform in Advanced Democracies

Develops a general theory of reform in advanced democracies that incorporates 'modern statecraft'

Provides guidance as to how policy-makers can govern well and undertake welfare-enhancing reform Examines successful reform processes in Australia and Sweden to demonstrate how reform can happen Argues that the need for reform can be seen behind the rise in populism in many democratic states

Autorentext

Nils Karlson is Founding President and CEO of the Ratio Institute in Stockholm and Associate Professor at Uppsala University, Sweden.

Inhalt

1: Introduction.- 2: Barriers to Reform.- 3: Two Reform Countries.- 4: Explaining Institutional Change.- 5: Reform Cycles and Reform Strategies.- 6: The Swedish Reform Process.- 7: The Australian Reform Process.- 8: Modern Statecraft.- 9: Summary and Conclusions.