The Nordic model of welfare : a historical reappraisal
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The Nordic model of welfare : a historical reappraisal
Museum Tusculanum Press, University of Copenhagen, 2006
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [381]-427)
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Description
In international welfare state scholarship and political discourse the Nordic Model has become a standard concept. But how precise is the concept and to what extent do the five Nordic countries fit into this overall pattern? In this book a group of Nordic historians trace the historical origins and developments of welfare in the five Nordic countries. The aim of this book is to modify the standard concept by emphasising both the common features and the variations between them. As a work hypothesis the authors regard 'Norden' as a model with five exceptions. The articles in this book are all written by historians who have worked within the framework of a Nordic research project operating under the title 'The Nordic Welfare-Model - a Historical Reappraisal'.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- The Power on International Comparison
- Constructing Nordic Welfare?
- Limited Universalism -- Unemployment Insurance in Northern Europe 1900-2000
- Old Age Pensions in the Nordic Countries, 1880-2000
- Milk, Mothers and Marriage -- Family Policy Formation in Norway and its Neighbouring Countries in the Twentieth Century
- The Hospital Sector -- a Four-Country Comparison of Organisational and Political Development
- Welfare, Health and the Working Class Woman in Early 20th Century Finland
- A Leap in the Dark
- Women's Labour Force Participation in the Nordic Countries During the Twentieth Century
- Conclusions.
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