Nordic welfare states—still standing or changed by the Covid ‐19 crisis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11197751 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bent Greve (0000-0003-0502-4389, Department of Social Sciences and Business University of Roskilde Roskilde Denmark, corresponding author), Paula Blomquist (0000-0002-3962-4211, Department of Government Uppsala University Uppsala Sweden), Bjørn Hvinden (0000-0003-1760-2537, NOVA Norwegian Social Research Oslo Metropolitan University Oslo Norway), Minna Van Gerven (0000-0003-1240-6588, Department of Social and Public Policy University of Helsinki Helsinki Finland) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 295-311 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Policy and Administration (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0144-5596 • E-ISSN: 1467-9515 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/spol.12675 |
| PMID | 33362319 |
| OpenAlex | W3107931713 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 60 |
| References cited | 14 |
Nordic welfare states are known for their universalistic and all‐encompassing approach to welfare and having a long tradition for active labour market policy as tool in economic crises with adverse impact on employment. They have had a long tradition for strong egalitarian approaches and their residents are consistently among the happiest in the world. A key issue is whether a crisis like the COVID‐19 outbreak is changing the Nordic welfare states. This article focuses on providing a description of what instruments the Nordic countries have taken or expect to use as part of dealing with the welfare challenges resulting from rising unemployment and greater social and economic insecurity in the wake of the crisis. The tentative conclusion is that the crisis so far has strengthened key characteristics of the Nordic welfare states by the state taking on a strong central role not only for the functioning of the market but also continued in a path‐dependent way with universal and relatively generous benefits such as for those who become unemployed or have reduced income because of the crisis
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Economics · Outbreak · Political science · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Employment and Welfare Studies · European Socioeconomic and Political Studies · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Virology
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| Unique citing works | 60 |
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| Citations per year | 12 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 60 |