Conflict Resolution in the Nordic World Christiansen Paperback 9780299343743

Consensual Policy-making in the Nordic WorldAuthor(s): Peter Munk Christiansen\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Wisconsin Press, United States\nImprint: University of Wisconsin Press\nISBN-13: 9780299343743, 978-0299343743\nSynopsis\nThis book examines the model developed in the Scandinavian countries for handling labor market relations between employers and employeesa model that has secured flexible and well-functioning labor market relations with comparatively high remuneration in case of sickness or unemployment. Consensualand comparatively efficientpolicies have likewise been pursued in agricultural, industrial, environmental policies, and in many policies related to public services.\n\n The preconditions for these policies are strong civil societies, that is, strong capacities for collective mobilization and collective action among groups, relatively strong unitary states, and high levels of generalized trust. The institutional apparatus of these consensual policies .