Social policy and economic development in the Nordic countries /
[Book]
edited by Olli Kangas and Joakim Palme.
Houndmills, Basingestoke, Hampshire, New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2005.
xx, 326 pages :
illustrations ;
23 cm.
Social policy in a development context
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-298) and index.
1. Social policy and economic development in the Nordic countries : an introduction / Olli Kangas and Joakim Palme -- 2. Coming late, catching up : the formation of a "Nordic model" / Olli Kangas and Joakim Palme -- 3. Voluntary state-subsidized social insurance in the advanced industrialized world since the 1890s : the Nordic experience in comparative perspective / Eero Carroll -- 4. Empowering social policy : the role of social care services in modern welfare states / Anneli Anttonen -- 5. Family policy and cross-national patterns of poverty / Tommy Ferrarini and Katja Forssén -- 6. Education and equal life-chances : investing in children / Gosta Esping-Andersen -- 7. Fighting inequalities in health and income : one important road to welfare and social development / Johan Fritzell and Olle Lundberg -- 8. Does the welfare State harm economic growth? : Sweden as a strategic test case / Walter Korpi -- 9. Growth and employment in the Nordic welfare states in the 1990s : a tale of crisis and revival / Jaakko Kiander -- 10. Financing "big-tax" welfare states : Sweden during crisis and recovery / Ola Sjöberg -- 11. The Nordic model of the information society : the Finnish case / Pekka Himanen -- 12. Does the most brilliant future of the "Nordic Model" have to be in the past? / Olli Kangas and Joakim Palme.
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This volume examines the relationship between Nordic social policy and economic development from a comparative perspective. It identifies the driving forces behind the development of the Nordic welfare model and the problems and dilemmas the model is facing at present. The book also traces the link between democratization and social policy, drawing attention to the role of the state and non-governmental organizations. Social Policy and Economic Development in the Nordic Countries examines Nordic social policies on unemployment, social care, family, education and health care policies, and reviews future challenges of the welfare state in the information society.--COVER.
Economic development-- Social aspects-- Scandinavia.