Consensual Policy-Making in the Nordic World

Peter Munk Christiansen

ISBN 10: 877597004X / ISBN 13: 9788775970049

Published by John Wiley and Sons, 2024

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Synopsis:

This book examines the model developed in the Nordic countries for handling labor market relations between employers and employees - a model that has secured flexible and well-functioning labor market relations with comparatively high remuneration in case of sickness or unemployment. Consensual - and comparatively efficient - policies have likewise been pursued in agricultural and industrial policies, in environmental policies, and in many policies related to public services. The preconditions for these policies are strong civil societies, i.e. strong capacities for collective mobilization and collective action among groups, relatively strong unitary states, and high levels of generalised trust. The institutional apparatus of these consensual policies has been labelled corporatism. Nordic corporatism has implied consent to a norm of affected interests. Groups that are supposedly affected by state policies have access to the processes leading up to political decision-making, and are involved in the implementation of policies. This access has often public commissions or committees charged with preparing political decisions and delivering advice, as well as policy implementation committees.

About the Author: Peter Munk Christiansen is a professor in the Department of Political Science at Aarhus University.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Consensual Policy-Making in the Nordic World
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Publication Date: 2024
Binding: PAP
Condition: New