The changing meanings of the welfare state : histories of a key concept in the Nordic countries / edited by Nils Edling.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Edling, Nils, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Welfare state--Scandinavia.

Welfare state.

Scandinavia--Social conditions.

Scandinavia.

Scandinavia--Social policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (351 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford : Berghahn, 2019.

Summary:

In discussions of economics, governance, and society in the Nordic countries, “the welfare state” is a well-worn analytical concept. However, there has been much less scholarly energy devoted to historicizing this idea beyond its postwar emergence. In this volume, specialists from Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Iceland chronicle the historical trajectory of “the welfare state,” tracing the variable ways in which it has been interpreted, valued, and challenged over time. Each case study generates valuable historical insights into not only the history of Northern Europe, but also the welfare state itself as both a phenomenon and a concept.

Contents:

Multiple welfare states : histories of a keyword / Nils Edling

The languages of welfare in Sweden / Nils Edling

The concept "welfare state" in Danish public and political debates / Jorn Henrik Petersen and Klaus Petersen

The winding road of the Norwegian "welfare state" / Per Haave

The conceptual history of welfare state in Finland / Pauli Kettunen

The evolving concept of the welfare state in Icelandic politics / Gumundur Jonsson

Conclusion / Nils Edling

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781789201253

178920125X

OCLC:

1061864525