Norwegian Social Democracy: From Revolution to Consumerism in the Norwegian Welfare State

By P.J. Boock

The Nordic model, frequently referred to as Nordic social democracy, has received quite a bit of publicity in the United States in recent years. Scholars have praised the model as it appears to generate economic stability and more economic equality than what is commonly found under other capitalist modes of production. This is a book about Norway's path towards reformist social democracy through four distinct revolutionary movements. By eradicating utopian myths of the social democratic welfare state, it seeks to draw a more complete picture of the unique historical and socio-political events that have generated the type of social democracy that exists in Norway today."Norwegian Social Democracy" addresses the history of the Norwegian Labor Party and other parties on the radical left. Further, it confronts challenges associated with the economic and political experiment that the welfare state represents in the twenty-first century.About the author:P.J. Boock, Ph.D. is the pen name for a Norwegian author and social scientist currently working in the United States. He has published extensively on globalization, political economy, and industrial relations. He grew up in Northern Norway and frequently lectures internationally on welfare state policies, Marxian economics, and industrial relations. He is married and resides in rural Minnesota.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1976852463
• ISBN13: 9781976852466
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 449 Pages
• Weight: 1.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.1" x 6.0"