Scandinavian Political Studies

A journal published by the Nordic Political Science Association:
Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

EDITOR 1981-1983
Krister Ståhlberg,
Åbo Aca Jem v

EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
Steve Lindberg,

Åbo Academy

EDITORIAL BOARD

Erik Damgaard, University of Aarhus
Gunnar Sjöblom, University of Copenhagen
Dan Anckar, Abo Academy

Erkki Berndtsson, University of Helsinki

Olafur Ragnar G rimsson, University of Iceland
Stein Kuhnle, University of Bergen.

Arild Underdal, University of Oslo.
Nils Elvatider, University of Uppsala
Kjell Goldmann, University of Stockholm

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Pär-Erik Back, University of Umeå llkka Heiskanen, University of Helsinki Knut Dahl Jacobsen, University of Bergen Leif Lewin, University of Uppsala

Hans Meijer, University of Linköping

Hans Jørgen Nielsen, University of Copenhagen
Jaakko Nousiainen, University of Turku

Voitto Helander, University of Turku Göran Djupsund, Åbo Academy Nils Stjernquist. University of Lund Ulf Torgersen, University of Oslo

Jörgen Westerståhl, University of Gothenburg

MANUSCRIPT ADDRESS

Manuscripts should be addressed to the editor of Scandinavian Political Studies,
Dept, of Public Administration, Äbo Academy, SF-20 500 Åbo 50, Finland

BUSINESS ADDRESS

Communications regarding accepted manuscripts, proofs, subscriptions, etc., should be sent
to the publisher's office in Oslo (see below).

PUBLISHER

Universitetsforlaget, P.0.80x 2959, Tøyen, Oslo 6, Norway.

American office: P.0.80x 258, Irvington-on-Hudson, New York 10533, USA
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE

per volume (for issues including postage)
NOK 170,- (US$29,-)

Published with grants from the Joint Committee of the Nordic Social Science Research Councils
Articles appearing in this journal are abstracted and

indexed in ABC POL SCI, HISTORICAL ABSTRACTS

Scandinavian Political Studies is published quarterly by Universitetsforlaget, Oslo, Norway Annual subscription price NOK 170,- (US$29,-). Application to mail at Second Class postage rate is pending at Jamaica, N.Y. 11431. Printed in Denmark. U.S.A. Postmasters: Send address changes to Scandinavian Political Studies Publications Expediting, Inc., 200 Meacham Avenue, Elmont, N.Y. 11003. Air freight and mailing in the U.S. by Publications Expediting, Inc. 200 Meacham Ave. Elmont, N.Y. 11003.