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Political and Economic Policy Planning on a National Level—Exorcism and Laws of Gravity
Author(s) -
Berrefjord Ole,
Nore Fetter
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
scandinavian political studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.65
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1467-9477
pISSN - 0080-6757
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9477.1988.tb00362.x
Subject(s) - rivalry , politics , political science , political economy , raising (metalworking) , mechanism (biology) , law , positive economics , law and economics , sociology , economics , epistemology , macroeconomics , philosophy , geometry , mathematics
Within political and social processes the actors' intentions arc played out against institutional ‘laws of gravity’. With this in mind, the article focuses on the planning regime associated with the Scandinavian political model. At present the model seems to be challenged by a series of obstacles, raising the question of the political mechanism's ability to adapt. One hypothesis—called the ‘Decay’ scenario—is described in detail, thereby presenting: (1) a framework for political analysis on a national level; (2) some indicators on how the ‘Decay’ story may turn out; and (3) a group of sub‐theories supporting the hypothesis; in rivalry with its counterpart, a future success story of the Scandinavian model.