Sexual Subordination and State Intervention: Comparing Sweden and the United States

Elman, R. Amy

 
9781571810717: Sexual Subordination and State Intervention: Comparing Sweden and the United States
ISBN 10: 1571810714 ISBN 13: 9781571810717
Verlag: Berghahn Books, 1996

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One would expect a welfare state such as Sweden to compare favorably with the United States regarding implementation of public policies and programs. Surprisingly, the author comes to quite different conclusions: in studying the treatment of battered, raped and sexually-harassed women in the two countries, she has found that, contrary to conventional expectation, the ability of the decentralized American state to innovate effectively has been consistently underestimated, whereas Sweden's ability to do the same has often been exaggerated.

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R. Amy Elman is Assistant Professor of Political Science, Kalamazoo College, Michigan.

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One would expect a welfare state such as Sweden to compare favorably with the United States regarding the implementation of public policies and programs. Surprisingly, the author comes to quite different conclusions: in studying the treatment of battered, raped, and sexually harassed women in the two countries, she has found that, contrary to conventional expectation, the ability of the decentralized American state to innovate effectively has been consistently underestimated, whereas Sweden's ability to do the same has often been exaggerated. One explanation seems to be that the very structure of Sweden's centralized, corporatist state does not permit women to make claims on it that do not directly relate to work-force participation. By contrast, the American state is more permeable to the interests of women (as women) in instances where those interests are not economically determined. By focusing on issues specific to women, this study transcends the emphasis on class which is the traditional basis for social reforms and discussions of the state. Thus, it establishes a more comprehensive comparative political perspective than those presently offered by political analysts concerned with public policy and state structure.

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Verlag
Berghahn Books
Erscheinungsdatum
1996
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1571810714
ISBN 13 
9781571810717
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Bibliothekseinband
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
162
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