Social democracy in Sweden
Publication Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
11-2010
Abstract
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.
Keywords
Sweden, democracy, political system, political freedom
Discipline
Political Science
Research Areas
Political Science
Publication
Economic and Political Weekly
Volume
45
Issue
47
First Page
73
Last Page
80
ISSN
0012-9976
Citation
JOSHI, Devin K., & NAVLAKHA, Neha.(2010). Social democracy in Sweden. Economic and Political Weekly, 45(47), 73-80.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1970
Additional URL
https://www.jstor.org/stable/25764156