Changing Social Risks and Social Policy Responses in the Nordic Welfare States
Title | Changing Social Risks and Social Policy Responses in the Nordic Welfare States PDF eBook |
Author | I. Harsløf |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 311 |
Release | 2013-10-29 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1137267194 |
The Nordic welfare states have found themselves in the firing line of post-industrial developments, resulting in fundamental changes and new social needs to attend to. This book explores responses to changing social risks across areas such as structural unemployment, entrepreneurship, immigration, single parenthood, education and health.
Nordic Social Policy
Title | Nordic Social Policy PDF eBook |
Author | Matti Heikkila |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 325 |
Release | 2002-01-22 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 1134618425 |
By focusing on developments in the Nordic welfare states during the past decade, Nordic Social Policy provides new insights into the evolution of welfare state measures and generally assesses the peoples health in Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark. This comparative work includes chapters on *the changed preconditions of welfare policies *changes in the welfare measures *developments in the welfare of the people *developments in public support for the welfare states.
Changing Social Risks and Social Policy Responses in the Nordic Welfare States
Title | Changing Social Risks and Social Policy Responses in the Nordic Welfare States PDF eBook |
Author | I. Harsløf |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 412 |
Release | 2013-10-29 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1137267194 |
The Nordic welfare states have found themselves in the firing line of post-industrial developments, resulting in fundamental changes and new social needs to attend to. This book explores responses to changing social risks across areas such as structural unemployment, entrepreneurship, immigration, single parenthood, education and health.
Nordic Welfare States in the European Context
Title | Nordic Welfare States in the European Context PDF eBook |
Author | Johan Fritzell |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 276 |
Release | 2005-07-28 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 1134579012 |
This important sequel to Nordic Social Policy (Routledge 1999) compares welfare state development over the last twenty years in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden with that of Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and other Western European countries. Topics covered include: * income distribution, health inequalities and gender equality * gender policies, health and social care services and policy reaction to family changes * social security and employment policies * financing of welfare states. In the context of globalisation, ageing populations, changing employment patterns and rising inequalities, Nordic Welfare States in the European Context offers an empirical analysis of welfare adaptations and a lively discussion of the historical development of European social policy. It finds a greater ambiguity regarding variation and trends than is commonly suggested. Contrary to expectation, there is little evidence of the Europeanisation of Nordic welfare states, rather the reverse. The comparable and empirical data used in this study make it a unique contribution to understanding current trends in European social policy.
Modern Welfare States
Title | Modern Welfare States PDF eBook |
Author | Eric S. Einhorn |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 424 |
Release | 2003-07-30 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0313056773 |
Einhorn and Logue analyze the political, economic, and social challenges facing five small, affluent, and advanced industrial democracies in Scandinavia: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Updated and expanded from its successful predecessor, this edition emphasizes how global and European developments have affected democratic policymaking in areas such as: • Social welfare policy • Employment policy • Labor relations • Economic policy • Social change A comprehensive yet accessible survey of political history, governmental institutions, policymaking, political parties, interest groups, political culture, and foreign relations is also included. The comparative and interdisciplinary focus makes this a stimulating source of ideas for anyone interested in democracy and social justice in the global era.
Changing Social Equality
Title | Changing Social Equality PDF eBook |
Author | Jon Kvist |
Publisher | Policy Press |
Pages | 225 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 184742659X |
Taking a comparative perspective, this book casts new light on the changing inequalities in Europe.
The Changing Meanings of the Welfare State
Title | The Changing Meanings of the Welfare State PDF eBook |
Author | Nils Edling |
Publisher | Berghahn Books |
Pages | 352 |
Release | 2019-01-02 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 178920125X |
In discussions of economics, governance, and society in the Nordic countries, “the welfare state” is a well-worn analytical concept. However, there has been much less scholarly energy devoted to historicizing this idea beyond its postwar emergence. In this volume, specialists from Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Iceland chronicle the historical trajectory of “the welfare state,” tracing the variable ways in which it has been interpreted, valued, and challenged over time. Each case study generates valuable historical insights into not only the history of Northern Europe, but also the welfare state itself as both a phenomenon and a concept.