The Swedish Farmers' Movement and Government Agricultural Policy

(Hardback)

Publishing Details

Classifications

Physical Properties

Description

This comprehensive study explores the influence and organization of the Swedish farmers' movement in the 20th century. The analysis focuses on the ways in which the movement has represented its members in light of the myriad social, political and economic changes that have affected its strategy, tactics and overall position within the Swedish economy. Writing for scholars of political economy in general and Scandinavian area studies in particular, the author both explains the history of the incorporation of the interest organizations of farmers into the Swedish state and fully examines the effect of current reforms that are forcing the farmers' movement to change its traditional structures and ways of thinking.

Author Bio

MICHELE MICHELETTI is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Stockholm. She is a contributor to a number of leading Swedish journals and has also published articles in Western Political Quarterly, Scandinavian Studies and Electoral Studies.