Abstract

INCREASING DEMANDS have been made in Western democracies during recent decades for additional state regulation and assistance. The demands appear to be partially a result of new social problems arising from rapid developments in technology and the increasingly complicated structure of commercial activity. These public demands have been presented in numerous and complex legislative proposals. The sheer increase in legislation excites interest in the analysis and reassessment of the legislative process in the Western democratic states. In addition, many newer states, such as India and Indonesia, and a number of older countries, such as Ethiopia, have recently adopted representative government with its dependence on legislative action. Newly established legislative assemblies are expected to solve complex social questions immediately, and to accomplish the task with representatives who have no wide experience in legislation. Such developments focus attention on the techniques used in the legislative process in Western democracies.' The roots of democratic institutions in Sweden date at least to the early part of the fifteenth century. Moreover, Sweden has been particularly successful in recognizing and solving social problems through the use of democratic institutions. The purpose of this study is to describe in a general manner the legislative process in the Swedish Parliament, and to note the importance of research within the process.2 Whether legislative assemblies can perform satisfactorily depends in part on the provision of services needed by the legislature. One of the important needs of members is for adequate research facilities to supply a comprehensive body of facts regarding the social problems with which they are concerned.

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