Modern Welfare States: Scandinavian Politics and Policy in the Global Age

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Bloomsbury Academic, 2003 M07 30 - 403 pages

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.

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Contents

Still the Social Laboratory?
3
The Perils of Success
15
Is There a Scandinavian Democratic Model?
37
Copyright

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TitleModern Welfare States: Scandinavian Politics and Policy in the Global Age
AuthorsEric S. Einhorn, John Logue
Edition2, illustrated
PublisherBloomsbury Academic, 2003
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized21 Oct 2008
ISBN0275950441, 9780275950446
Length403 pages
  
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