Associative Governance in Scandinavia

<p>This edited volume explores a variety of aspects of associative governance providing detailed case studies of associations and associational governance in Scandinavia. Theoretically developing a concept and approach of associative governance the book sheds light on a dynamic way of perceiving associative aspects of community and commercial life that has been hitherto underexplored and undertheorized. It shows how governance by associations may be conducted not only bottom-up by self-organized and voluntary participation but also top-down by authoritative incorporation through government and - not least - in multifarious interstices in between.</p><p>By exploring a vibrant panoply of dimensions of associative governance empirically grounded in historical analyses of a wide range of organizational repertoires the book may provide novel insights into the significant role of associative governance in Scandinavia over the past two centuries. Finally it provides research-based knowledge about how to maintain good political and economic institutions in the future and a more holistic and dynamic approach to the literature on The Nordic model.</p><p>The book will be of key interest to scholars and students of Nordic and Scandinavian studies history sociology political science marketing social policy organization theory and public management.</p><p><b>The Open Access version of this book available at www.taylorfrancis.com has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.</b></p>