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

Published Bristol : Policy, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 211 pages) : illustrations Contents Changing social inequality and the Nordic welfare model / Jon Kvist [and others] -- Anti-immigration attitudes, support for redistribution and party choice in Europe / Henning Finseraas -- Do we all (dis)like the same welfare state? Configurations of public support for the welfare state in comparative perspective / Mads Meier Jæger -- Eroding minimum income protection in the Nordic countries? Reassessing and Nordic model of social assistance / Susan Kuivalainen and Kenneth Nelson -- Equality in the social service state : Nordic childcare models in comparative perspective / Gabrielle Meagher and Marta Szebehely -- Welfare state institutions, unemployment and poverty : comparative analysis of unemployment benefits and labour market participation in 15 European Union countries / M-Azhar Hussain, Olli Kangas and Jon Kvist -- Social inequalities in health : the Nordic welfare state in a comparative context / Clare Bambra -- Income inequality and poverty : do the Nordic countries still constitute a family of their own? / Johan Fritzell, Olof Bäckman and Veli-Matti Ritakallo -- Is immigration challenging the economic sustainability of the Nordic welfare model? / Christer Gerdes and Eskil Wadensjö -- Nordic responses to rising inequalities : still pursuing a distinct path or joining the rest? / Jon Kvist [and others] Summary The Nordic countries have been able to raise living standards and curb inequalities without compromising economic growth. But with social inequalities on the rise how do they fare when compared to countries with alternative welfare models? Taking a comparative perspective, this book casts new light on the changing inequalities in Europe Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Welfare state -- Scandinavia Equality -- Scandinavia POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Human Services. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Policy. Society. Equality Welfare state Sozialer Wandel Wohlfahrtsstaat Välfärdsstaten -- Skandinavien. Social jämlikhet -- Skandinavien. Scandinavia Nordische Staaten Form Electronic book Author Kvist, Jon, editor ISBN 9781847426611 1847426611

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