State and Civil Society in Northern Europe : the Swedish Model Reconsidered.

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In the current neo-liberal political and economic climate, it is often suggested that a large and strong state stands in opposition to an autonomous and vibrant civil society. However, the simultaneous presence in Sweden of both a famously large public sector and an unusually vital civil society pos...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Trägårdh, Lars (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, NY : Berghahn Books, 2007.
Series:Studies on civil society.
Subjects:
Civil society > Sweden.
Democracy > Sweden.
Société civile > Suède.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Essays.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Reference.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Civil society
Democracy
Sweden
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The "Civil Society" Debate in Sweden
  • 2. Civil Society and Globalization
  • 3. Voluntary Association Involvement in Comparative Perspective
  • 4. Civic Participation in A Scandinavian Welfare State
  • 5. Associational Life, Youth, and Political Capital Formation in Sweden
  • 6. More Centralization, Less Democracy
  • 7. The State and Civil Society in a Historical Perspective
  • 8. Democratic Governance and the Creation of Social Capital in Sweden.

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