Nordic social policy : changing welfare states / edited by Mikko Kautto ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kautto, Mikko, 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social service--Scandinavia.

Social service.

Welfare state.

Scandinavia--Social policy.

Scandinavia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (325 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction: the Nordic welfare states in the 1990's; Economic problems, welfare convergence and political instability; Changes in age structure, family stability and dependency; Cuts in and reform of the Nordic cash benefit systems; Universal public social care and health services?; Activation policies in the Nordic countries; Changes in the social patterning of living conditions; Poverty and social exclusion in the Nordic countries

The distribution of income in the Nordic countries: changes and causes The legitimacy of the Nordic welfare states: trends, variations and cleavages; Conclusion: The Nordic model stands stable but on shaky ground; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-295) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-61841-7

1-280-33173-9

0-203-02377-3

1-134-61842-5

0-203-25434-1

9780203023778

OCLC:

560069134