Social democracy in Sweden

While some scholars argue that socialist democracy is now dead we find abundant evidence to the contrary. Through a case study of Sweden over the last two decades, it is shown that the social democratic system of government not only persists but also contributes to a very high degree of freedom for...

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Main Authors: JOSHI, Devin K., NAVLAKHA, Neha
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spelling sg-smu-ink.soss_research-32272016-05-13T02:00:06Z Social democracy in Sweden JOSHI, Devin K. NAVLAKHA, Neha While some scholars argue that socialist democracy is now dead we find abundant evidence to the contrary. Through a case study of Sweden over the last two decades, it is shown that the social democratic system of government not only persists but also contributes to a very high degree of freedom for its citizens - including vast personal, cultural, material, and social freedoms. Although social democracy is not a perfect system, its fruits are ripe and compare favourably to other political systems. 2010-11-20T08:00:00Z text https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1970 Research Collection School of Social Sciences eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Sweden democracy political system political freedom Political Science
institution Singapore Management University
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country Singapore
Singapore
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language English
topic Sweden
democracy
political system
political freedom
Political Science
spellingShingle Sweden
democracy
political system
political freedom
Political Science
JOSHI, Devin K.
NAVLAKHA, Neha
Social democracy in Sweden
description While some scholars argue that socialist democracy is now dead we find abundant evidence to the contrary. Through a case study of Sweden over the last two decades, it is shown that the social democratic system of government not only persists but also contributes to a very high degree of freedom for its citizens - including vast personal, cultural, material, and social freedoms. Although social democracy is not a perfect system, its fruits are ripe and compare favourably to other political systems.
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author JOSHI, Devin K.
NAVLAKHA, Neha
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title Social democracy in Sweden
title_short Social democracy in Sweden
title_full Social democracy in Sweden
title_fullStr Social democracy in Sweden
title_full_unstemmed Social democracy in Sweden
title_sort social democracy in sweden
publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2010
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1970
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