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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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:1fd29fdc20374f7196e1cd5c461e6dbf 2024-01-14T10:02:48+01:00 Why Active State Measures Have Dominated Regional Policies in Norway by Governments of all Colours: A Historical Review and Comparison with Sweden Geir Tufte 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.23865/arctic.v14.5090 https://doaj.org/article/1fd29fdc20374f7196e1cd5c461e6dbf EN NO eng nor Cappelen Damm Akademisk NOASP https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/5090/9397 https://doaj.org/toc/2387-4562 2387-4562 doi:10.23865/arctic.v14.5090 https://doaj.org/article/1fd29fdc20374f7196e1cd5c461e6dbf Arctic Review on Law and Politics, Vol 14, Iss 2023, Pp 257-276 (2023) geography geopolitical position social democratic and bourgeois governments centre-periphery political cleavage Law K article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.23865/arctic.v14.5090 2023-12-17T01:46:21Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic review on law and politics Northern Sweden Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Bourgeois ENVELOPE(-66.996,-66.996,-67.628,-67.628) Norway Arctic Review on Law and Politics 14 |
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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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Why Active State Measures Have Dominated Regional Policies in Norway by Governments of all Colours: A Historical Review and Comparison with Sweden |
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Why Active State Measures Have Dominated Regional Policies in Norway by Governments of all Colours: A Historical Review and Comparison with Sweden |
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Why Active State Measures Have Dominated Regional Policies in Norway by Governments of all Colours: A Historical Review and Comparison with Sweden |
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Why Active State Measures Have Dominated Regional Policies in Norway by Governments of all Colours: A Historical Review and Comparison with Sweden |
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Why Active State Measures Have Dominated Regional Policies in Norway by Governments of all Colours: A Historical Review and Comparison with Sweden |
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why active state measures have dominated regional policies in norway by governments of all colours: a historical review and comparison with sweden |
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