7. Can the Swedish social model survive the decline of the social democrats?

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents iii
3. List of tables and figures v
4. About the contributors vii
5. Preface ix
6. 1. The crisis of social democracy 1
7. 2. The Long Depression, the Great Crash and socialism in Western Europe 14
8. 3. Social democracy in crisis: outlining the trends in Western Europe 28
9. 4. The positions and fortunes of social democratic parties in East Central Europe 47
10. 5. Rethinking public expenditure from a social democratic perspective 68
11. 6. Social democracy in crisis? What crisis? 87
12. 7. Can the Swedish social model survive the decline of the social democrats? 107
13. 8. Multiculturalism, right-wing populism and the crisis of social democracy 125
14. 9. Labour markets, welfare states and the dilemmas of European social democracy 140
15. 10. Class politics and the social investment welfare state 156
16. 11. Labour, skills and education in modern socio-economic development: can there be a social democratic economic and industrial policy in a globalised economy? 169
17. 12. From single market to social market economy: is there room for solidarity? 184
18. 13. Social democracy and security 199
19. 14. Multilevel social democracy: centralisation and decentralisation 213
20. 15. Conclusion 228
21. Bibliography 233
22. Index 258