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Modern welfare states : Scandinavian politics and policy in the global age

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.
eBook, English, 2003
Praeger, Westport, Conn., 2003
1 online resource
9780275950583, 9780275950446, 0275950581, 0275950441
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FiguresTablesAcknowledgmentsAbbreviations and AcronymsPreface: Scandinavia in the Age of GlobalizationUnderstanding Scandinavian PoliticsStill the Social Laboratory?The Perils of SuccessScandinavian Democracy TodayIs There a Scandinavian Democratic Model?Institutions of DemocracyPolitical Actors: Parties, Voters, Interest GroupsScandinavian Welfare StatesThe Politics of SolidarityPolicy in an Interdependent WorldThe Social Welfare StateManaging the Market EconomyFrom Industrial Conflict to Workplace DemocracyThe Model AppraisedScandinavian Welfare States and Their Critics