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PublisherManchester University Press

ISBN-100719074398

ISBN-139780719074394

eBay Product ID (ePID)57085578

Product Key Features

Number of Pages160 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameBetween Growth and Security : Swedish Social Democracy from a Strong Society to a Third Way

Publication Year2007

SubjectPolitical Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism, World / European, Public Policy / Social Security, Economic Conditions, Public Policy / Social Policy, Economics / General, Political Ideologies / Democracy

TypeTextbook

AuthorJenny Andersson

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Business & Economics

SeriesCritical Labour Movement Studies

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight14.1 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal330.12609485

Table Of ContentIntroduction1. Between growth and security2. A productive investment: Social policy in the strong society3. The costs of growth4. Social policy for security5. The cost of security6. Can we afford security? social policy in the Third Way7. Concluding remarksBibliography

SynopsisThis book is a novel and innovative contribution to the history of Swedish social democracy and gives a critical perspective on the change of the Swedish welfare state, from the post war notion of a Strong society, to the Third Way in the early 1980s., The notion of social policy as a productive investment and a prerequisite for economic growth became a core feature in the ideology of Swedish social democracy, and a central component of the universalism of the Swedish welfare state. However as the Swedish Social Democratic Party (SAP) embarked on its Third Way in 1981, this outlook on social policy as a productive investment was replaced by the identification of social policy as a cost and a burden for growth. This book discusses the components of this ideological turnaround from Swedish social democracy's post-war notion of a strong society, to its notion of a Third Way in the early 1980s. It is a novel and innovative contribution to the history of Swedish social democracy and recent developments in the Swedish welfare state, and it also sheds light on contemporary social policy debates. It will appeal to a wide readership from students of contemporary history and politics to policy makers and specialists., The notion of social policy as a productive investment and a prerequisite for economic growth became a core feature in the ideology of Swedish social democracy, and a central component of the universalism of the Swedish welfare state. However as the Swedish Social Democratic Party (SAP) embarked on its Third Way in 1981, this outlook on social policy as a productive investment was replaced by the identification of social policy as a cost and a burden for growth. This book discusses the components of this ideological turnaround from Swedish social democracy's post-war notion of a strong society, to its notion of a Third Way in the early 1980s.

LC Classification NumberDL877