Why Active State Measures Have Dominated Regional Policies in Norway by Governments of all Colours: A Historical Review and Comparison with Sweden

This article compares regional policies in Norway to regional policies in Sweden. The article suggests that geographical and geopolitical factors are the main factors that have influenced regional policies. The article points out that the government in Sweden, immediately following WW2, also assumed...

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Published in:Arctic Review on Law and Politics
Main Author: Geir Tufte
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Norwegian
Published: Cappelen Damm Akademisk NOASP 2023
Subjects:
geography
geopolitical position
social democratic and bourgeois governments
centre-periphery political cleavage
Law
K
Bourgeois
Norway
Arctic
Arctic review on law and politics
Northern Sweden
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.23865/arctic.v14.5090
https://doaj.org/article/1fd29fdc20374f7196e1cd5c461e6dbf
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Summary:This article compares regional policies in Norway to regional policies in Sweden. The article suggests that geographical and geopolitical factors are the main factors that have influenced regional policies. The article points out that the government in Sweden, immediately following WW2, also assumed the role of the active state. However, in contrast to Norway, its policies were disadvantageous to northern Sweden. Later, Swedish governments also implemented policies aimed at strengthening the economic and social conditions in the north.

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