Modern welfare states : politics and policies in Social Democratic Scandinavia
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Modern welfare states : politics and policies in Social Democratic Scandinavia
Praeger, 1989
- : pbk
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Bibliography: p. [315]-329
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Modern Welfare States analyzes the political, economic, and social challenges facing three small, affluent, industrialized democracies: Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. The emphasis is contemporary, but the analysis covers political history, governmental institutions, policy making, parties, interest groups, political socialization and political culture. Advanced comparative politics and public policy researchers, readers interested in modern Scandinavia, or anyone interested in economic and political issues will find Modern Welfare States a source of stimulating ideas.
The focus upon transfer payments, social welfare policy, economic planning, labor market measures, industrial relations, and measures to promote economic and industrial democracy comprise what the authors call the Scandinavian model. This model is the main source of foreign interest in Scandinavian politics, contemporary history, and social science. The comparative and interdisciplinary focus with Scandinavia (upon three countries, rather than a single one) sharpen the book's theme and, thus, will appeal to a broader audience than a single-country study.
Table of Contents
- Understanding the social laboratory
- still the social laboratory? the perils of success
- Scandinavia democracy today
- is there a Scandinavian democratic model?
- democratic institutions
- political actors - parties, voters, interest groups
- restraining the governors
- the Scandinavian welfare state model
- the solidaristic welfare state
- porous states in an interdependent world
- the social welfare state
- managing the market economy
- from industrial conflict to industrial democracy
- the model appraised
- the Scandinavian model and its critics
- the future of the Scandinavian model.
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