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  • Advancing Future-Orientation in Policymaking

    Institutions, Individuals and Risks

    by Vesa Koskimaa, Lauri Rapeli ...
    Series series Routledge Research on Social and Political Elites
    This book argues that, under certain societal and institutional conditions, party-, interest group- and bureaucracy-based elites can interact positively to extend political timeframes beyond short electoral terms and foster reasoned long-term planning for democratic decision-making.Focusing on Finland within a broader analytic framework and comparative context, it unearths institutions and ... Read more

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  • The Changing Balance of Political Power in Finland

    by Guy-Erik Isaksson, Vesa Koskimaa, Maija Mattila, Eero Murto, Mari K. Niemi, Ilkka Ruostetsaari, Åsa von Schoultz ...
    The political landscape in Finland has changed dramatically during the past 35 years. Like everywhere in the democratic West these changes have pertained to the economic and social underpinnings of the political process as well as to the concrete substance of government policy. Unlike most comparable countries, however, the transformation of Finnish politics has also been a matter of major ... Read more

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  • Reclaiming Populism

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  • Geopolitics of the Knowledge-Based Economy

    by Sami Moisio ...
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  • Scandinavian Unexceptionalism

    Culture, Markets and the Failure of Third-Way Socialism

    by Nima Sanandaji ...
    Series series Readings in Political Economy
    This book is important to help an international audience understand the cultural peculiarities behind the Scandinavian “success story”. It is also vital that Scandinavians themselves read this book to help them understand the market reforms that are essential for a successful future. ... Read more

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  • Small States in World Markets

    Industrial Policy in Europe

    by Peter J. Katzenstein ...
    Series series Cornell Studies in Political Economy
    By the early 1980s the average American had a lower standard of living than the average Norwegian or Dane. Standards of living in the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Switzerland, and Austria also rivaled those in the United States. How have seven small democracies achieved economic success and what can they teach America?In Small States in World Markets, Peter Katzenstein examines the successes of ... Read more

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    An important new discussion of Africa's place in the international system.This volume discusses Africa's place in the international system, examining the way in which the Westphalian system, in light of the impact of globalization and transnational networks, continues to play a major role in the structuring of Africa's international relations.The book provides a solid empirical analysis of key ... Read more

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  • The Oxford Handbook of Classics in Public Policy and Administration

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