Changing social equality : the Nordic welfare model in the 21st century / edited by Jon Kvist [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kvist, Jon, editor.

ProQuest (Firm)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Welfare state--Scandinavia.

Welfare state.

Equality--Scandinavia.

Equality.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 211 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Policy, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Taking a comparative perspective, this book casts new light on the changing inequalities in Europe.

Contents:

CHANGING SOCIAL EQUALITY; Contents; List of tables and figures; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; 1. Changing social inequality and the Nordic welfare model; Introduction: inequality on the rise?; More than money: the Nordic welfare strand of welfare research; Aim of the book; Studying changes in social inequality; The Nordic welfare model and inequality; Welfare regimes and inequality; Pressures on the Nordic welfare model and inequality; Structure of the book; 2. Anti-immigration attitudes, support for redistribution and party choice in Europe; Introduction

Xenophobia and redistributionAnti-solidarity hypothesis; Distraction hypothesis; Conclusion; Appendix: Parties included in European Social Survey coded as Left by country; 3. Do we all (dis)like the same welfare state? Configurations of public support for the welfare state in comparative perspective; Introduction; Theoretical background; Data, variables and methods; Results; Conclusion; Appendix; 4. Eroding minimum income protection in the Nordic countries? Reassessing the Nordic model of social assistance; Nordic social assistance; Data

The generosity of social assistance and minimum income benefitsThe extent of social assistance and means-tested benefits; Poverty and redistribution; Conclusion; 5. Equality in the social service state: Nordic childcare models in comparative perspective; Introduction; Childcare and equality: making the links; Care for children in Nordic countries; Nordic childcare in comparative perspective; Meeting family care needs: are all measures equal?; Conclusion

6. Welfare state institutions, unemployment and poverty: comparative analysis of unemployment benefits and labour market participation in 15 European Union countriesIntroduction; Labour market and income: our research questions; Data and methods; Characteristics of the labour market: Nordic employment regime; Generosity of unemployment insurance: Nordic generosity for the low-income earners; Consequences of changes in labour market positions: visible regime patterns; Two-step approach: controlling for confounding variables blurs the regime boundaries

Discussion: diminishing differences but still a model of its own7. Social inequalities in health: the Nordic welfare state in a comparative context; Introduction; Defining, measuring and explaining health inequalities1; Social determinants, welfare states and population health2; Nordic health inequalities in a European context; Welfare state change and health inequalities; Explaining Nordic health inequalities3; Conclusion; 8. Income inequality and poverty: do the Nordic countries still constitute a family of their own?; Introduction; Welfare regimes and poverty and inequality

Poverty, income and income inequality: definitions and measurements

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Sep 2022).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613350640

9781447305583

1447305582

9781283350648

1283350645

9781847426611

1847426611

OCLC:

767809386