Social democracy in Sweden

• Main Authors: JOSHI, Devin K., NAVLAKHA, Neha
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2010
• Subjects: Sweden; democracy; political system; political freedom; Political Science
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1970
• Institution: Singapore Management University

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...