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

• Unité de recherche: PCRD EU
• Numéro de projet: 02.0341
• Titre du projet anglais: SMALLCONS: A framework for socio-economic development in Europe? The consensual politicial cultures of the small west European states in comparative and historical perspective.

Mots-clé (Anglais)

Economic Aspects; Scientific Research; Social Aspects

Autre Numéro de projet (Anglais)

EU project number: HPSE-CT-2002-00134

Programme de recherche (Anglais)

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

Description succincte (Anglais)

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Résumé des résultats (Abstract) (Anglais)

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'.

Références bases de données (Anglais)

Swiss Database: Euro-DB of the
State Secretariat for Education and Research
Hallwylstrasse 4
CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland
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Swiss Project-Number: 02.0341