Norway in transition : transforming a stable democracy /
Østerud, Øyvind,1944-
London ; New York : Routledge,
2007.
Previously published as a special issue (v. 28, no. 4) of the journal: West European politics.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : the peculiarities of Norway / Øyvind Østerud -- The Norwegian state transformed? / Tom Christensen -- Norway : resources count, but votes decide? : from neo-corporatist representation to neo-pluralist parliamentarism / Hilmar Rommetvedt -- Norwegian centre-periphery relations in flux : abolition or reconstruction of regional governance? / Harald Baldersheim and Anne Lise Fimreite -- A more fragile chain of governance in Norway / Kaare Strom, Hanne Marthe Narud and Henry Valen -- Norwegian parties and the party system : steadfast and changing / Knut Heidar -- Oil wealth dissatisfaction and political trust in Norway : a resource curse? / Ola Listhaug -- State and citizens in Norway : organisational society and state-municipal relations / Tommy Tranvik and Per Selle -- Gender equality and political representation : a Nordic comparison / Nina C. Raaum -- Elite consensus on the Norwegian welfare state model / Trygve Gulbrandsen and Fredrik Engelstad.
Central-local government relations
Democracy