SMALLCONS: A framework for socio-economic development in Europe? The consensual politicial cultures of the small west European states in comparative and historical perspective.

• Research unit: EU RFP
• Project number: 02.0341

Key words (English)

Economic Aspects; Scientific Research; Social Aspects

Alternative project number (English)

EU project number: HPSE-CT-2002-00134

Research programs (English)

EU-programme: 5. Frame Research Programme - 4.4 Life sciences for developing countries

Short description (English)

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Abstract (English)

Addressing Research Themes 1 and, to a lesser degree, 3 the project would comparatively and historically analyse the consensual patterns of social and political interaction and the connected relatively large communication capacity. These patterns are the cultural framework of the effective corporatism and base. On this of the successful socio-economic development in Austria, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland. In an era of global economic challenges and social change these countries are praised for generally maintaining a combination of a relatively high employment rate, a comparatively low level of material inequality and a still generous system of social welfare. The overarching questing of the proposal is whether this framework could be and option for other European countries and whether it could contribute to a truly European 'social model'.

References in databases (English)

Swiss Database: Euro-DB of the
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Swiss Project-Number: 02.0341