The current Nordic welfare state model / Noralv Veggeland, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Veggeland, Noralv, editor.

Series:

European political, economic and security issues series.

European Political, Economic, and Security Issues

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Welfare state--Scandinavia.

Welfare state.

Public welfare--Scandinavia.

Public welfare.

Scandinavia--Social policy.

Scandinavia.

Scandinavia--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (227 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, [New York] : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Nordic Social Welfare State Model has its intellectual roots in the depression of the 1930s, but was formed in the 1950s and got its name in the 1970s. Following the traditional model, it has recently become popular as a basic concept for shaping future approaches to European and US social politics. Challenging the Anglo-Saxon models, the Nordic models framework is regarded as a path that could be adjusted and followed. In the context of this model, this engaging and comprehensive book presents a comparative discussion of developments and innovations. The authors provide extensive examples of contemporary shifting pressure from external environments, showing how the model through the years is becoming modified without losing power due to its emphasis on social equality, solid pension arrangements, universal health care and active labor market policy.

Contents:

THE CURRENT NORDIC WELFARE STATE MODEL ; THE CURRENT NORDIC WELFARE STATE MODEL ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 THE NARRATIVE OF THE NORDIC WELFARE STATE MODEL ; Abstract; International Reference to the Model; European Socioeconomic Models; The Nordic Welfare-State Socioeconomic Administrative Tradition; Comparing the Continental and the Anglo-Saxon Socioeconomic Administrative Traditions with the Nordic One; Labor-Market Policy - A Comparative Approach; Economic Bias of the Nordic Socioeconomic Model; The Stagflation Crisis Changed Policies; The Nordic Model and Neoliberalism

ReferencesChapter 2 THE SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC WELFARE MODEL: A CHILD OF TIMES PAST; Abstract; Intellectual Roots; The Formation Phase; The Peoples Home; The Building Phase; The Golden Age; The Welfare Model and Its Society; A New Economic Situation; The Starting of Redefining the Welfare Model; A Different Society; The New Society and the Old Welfare Model; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3 WANING LIGHT? CIVIL SOCIETY, INTEREST GROUPS, AND PUBLIC POLICIES IN THE NORDIC COUNTRIES ; Abstract; Introduction

The Birth and Rise of Scandinavian Interest Groups and Corporatist Interest IntermediationIs the Scandinavian Model Withering Away?; Eurosclerosis or Necessary Adaptation?; Eurosclerosis?; Welfare expansion - And Reform and Retrenchment; Clients' Groups; Voters, Interest Groups, and Parties; Mediatization of the Political Process; Internationalization; Waning Lights?; References; Chapter 4 ADMINISTRATIVE TRADITIONS AND THE PATTERNS OF HEALTH REFORMS IN SCANDINAVIA ; Abstract; Introduction; Traditions of Public Administration; The Scandinavian Health Systems

Examples of Reform Initiatives and InnovationsEast-Nordic Reforms and Policy Initiatives; The Swedish Ädel Reform; Market-Oriented Reforms in Swedish Counties; Formation of Regions; West-Nordic Reforms and Policy Initiatives; The Norwegian Hospital Reform of 2002 and Later Reforms; The Danish Structural Reform of 2007; Discussion: Administrative Traditions and Reform Patterns; Reforms within the Existing Institutional Arrangement; Substantial Changes in the Health Systems; Conclusion; References

Chapter 5 THE CLASH BETWEEN MARKET AND WELFARE STATE MODELS: EUROPEANIZATION OF NORDIC HEALTH SYSTEMS Abstract; Introduction; Europeanization and "Goodness of Fit"; The EU Market Model and Health System Governance; Nordic Health Systems; Europeanization of Nordic Health Systems; Analyzing the "Clash of Models"; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6 THE ROLE OF WELFARE TECHNOLOGY IN THE NORDIC WELFARE STATE ; Abstract; Definition and Emergence; Local Authorities under Pressure; LEVEL OF EXPECTATION; The Current Financial Situation; Future Challenges

Other Factors Driving the Motivation for Working with Welfare Technology

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 5, 2016).

ISBN:

1-63485-143-9