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Tom Madell

Associate professor

Tom Madell . photo

Adjusting to international standards: Has Sweden learned from the European Charter of Self-Government?

Author

  • Tom Madell
  • Anders Lidström

Summary, in English

Following Swedish ratification of the European Charter of Local Self-Government in 1989, a number of further reforms of Sweden’s system of local government have taken place. Based on premises derived from institutional theory, this article examines the extent to which these reforms can be seen as further adjustments to the Charter. Analyses of monitoring reports and policy documents indicate that the reforms are largely inspired by the Charter but that some key features of the Swedish legal system, such as the lack of a significant judicial remedy, remain unaffected despite the demands of the Charter.

Publishing year

2018

Language

English

Pages

951-969

Publication/Series

Lex localis – Journal of Local Self-Government

Volume

16

Issue

4

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Institute for Local Self-Government Maribor

Topic

  • Law (excluding Law and Society)

Keywords

  • European Charter of Local Self-Government
  • decentralisation
  • self-government
  • local reform
  • Sweden

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1581-5374