The Beauteous Majesty of Consensual Law: The Role of Norms in the Danish Variety of Capitalism
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The Beauteous Majesty of Consensual Law : The Role of Norms in the Danish Variety of Capitalism. / Afsah, Ebrahim.
In: Retfærd: Nordisk Juridisk Tidsskrift, Vol. 40, No. 1/156, 2017, p. 24-45.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - The Beauteous Majesty of Consensual Law
T2 - The Role of Norms in the Danish Variety of Capitalism
AU - Afsah, Ebrahim
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - This article explores Danish political and legal culture from the vantage point of the varieties of capitalism literature which maintains that a small, open economy cannot hope to influence the framework of the externally imposed conditions of the global market, but needs to adjust through a variety of domestic economic, social and economic policies. An activist and expansive welfare state with strong emphasis on education, information-sharing and an efficient public sector seeks hereby to avoid the costs of adjustment threatening social cohesion and political stability. The resulting constitutional identity is thus marked by a pronounced sense of vulnerability to external economic shocks, necessitating a concerted effort to maintain an efficient and competitive private and public sector productive enough to pay for the high welfare levels that are deemed politically necessary for social stability. A distinct ideology of social partnership, and extreme degrees of trust in public institutions have consequently led to a highly cooperative legal culture marked by pragmatism, collaboration and consensus.
AB - This article explores Danish political and legal culture from the vantage point of the varieties of capitalism literature which maintains that a small, open economy cannot hope to influence the framework of the externally imposed conditions of the global market, but needs to adjust through a variety of domestic economic, social and economic policies. An activist and expansive welfare state with strong emphasis on education, information-sharing and an efficient public sector seeks hereby to avoid the costs of adjustment threatening social cohesion and political stability. The resulting constitutional identity is thus marked by a pronounced sense of vulnerability to external economic shocks, necessitating a concerted effort to maintain an efficient and competitive private and public sector productive enough to pay for the high welfare levels that are deemed politically necessary for social stability. A distinct ideology of social partnership, and extreme degrees of trust in public institutions have consequently led to a highly cooperative legal culture marked by pragmatism, collaboration and consensus.
M3 - Journal article
VL - 40
SP - 24
EP - 45
JO - Retfærd: Nordisk Juridisk Tidsskrift
JF - Retfærd: Nordisk Juridisk Tidsskrift
SN - 0105-1121
IS - 1/156
ER -
ID: 181594281