The rise of risk: risk related bills submitted to the Swedish parliament in 1964-65 and 1993-95

Lennart Sjoberg, Anders Af Wahlberg and Per Nilla Kvist

Journal of Risk Research, 1998, vol. 1, issue 3, 191-195

Abstract: Bills submitted to the Swedish parliament in 1964-65 and in 1993-95 were scored according to their major concern: risk, resource allocation or resource growth. It was found that risk related bills had increased strongly, from 11% to 28%, implying that currently almost a third of all bills in the Swedish parliament are related to risk issues. The absolute number of risk bills increased by a factor of four. Resource allocation bills, on the other hand, decreased strongly, and resource growth bills, a minority of bills, remained at a relatively low level. All parties except the Conservatives showed a strong trend towards increased risk concern, especially the Social Democrats. The most frequently encountered type of risks in the 60s were health related, while environmental risks predominated in the 90s. These changes are discussed in relation to the hypothesis that risks become more important during periods of slower economic growth. It is concluded that risk is currently a very important issue on the Swedish political agenda.

Date: 1998
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DOI: 10.1080/136698798377114

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