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This collection of twelve articles on political and economic governance in small European states examines the current state of political and economic condition in Norway and Slovakia and explores the ways in which independent small state status allows for agile policy responses to economic and political challenges. Topics discussed include security, sovereignty, and border protection; national versus supranational responses to the recent economic crisis; populism and political cleavage; and the success of local versus regional governance policies. Contributors are academics in political science from the University of Oslo and Comenius University, Bratislava. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation Ac2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)