THE GOVERNANCE OF SMALL STATES IN TURBULENT TIMES by Harald Baldersheim (Editor), Mr. Jozef Batora (Editor) ( 9783866494305 )

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THE GOVERNANCE OF SMALL STATES IN TURBULENT TIMES

By:

Harald Baldersheim (Editor), Mr. Jozef Batora (Editor)

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3866494300

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VERLAG BARBARA BUDRICH

Pub. date:

31 December, 2011

Pages:

269

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What are the constraints on and opportunities of governance for small States in an interdependent and increasingly turbulent global setting? How do small States deal with radical changes in the international environment? What is the role of political institutions in facilitating and constraining policy responses to a rapidly changing international environment? How can political leadership contribute to stability in times of change? This book answers these questions by taking a comparative perspective on the processes of change and adaptation in the governance of Norway and Slovakia. These two small European States with highly open economies have been exposed to the same set of global turbulences related to post-Cold War changes in the security environment and the global financial crisis. They are also facing internal challenges that spring from rapidly rising expectations, while demographic shifts put pressure on their welfare systems. Their governance structures and processes are info

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What is special about small states? How do they adapt their policies and patterns of governance to meet turbulent times such as a new security environment and the international financial crisis? Answers to these and further questions are provided by experts.

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Germany

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Verlag Barbara Budrich

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