Eroding minimum income protection in the Nordic countries? Reassessing the Nordic model of social assistance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23136195 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susan Kuivalainen (0000-0001-9621-3710), K Nelson (0000-0002-7693-2141) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Pages | 69-88 |
| Publication date | 2011-11-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Changing Social Equality (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Policy Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1332/policypress/9781847426604.003.0004 |
| OpenAlex | W643143144 |
| ISBN | 9781847426604 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
This chapter compares trends in the means-tested minimum income schemes in the four Nordic countries with those in Germany, the Netherlands and the UK over two decades. The chapter challenges the conventional picture of Nordic minimum-income amounting to a small proportion of the overall income protection provided as being generous and able to alleviate poverty to those who receive it. The study shows that the capacity of minimum-income schemes to protect recipients against poverty has been weakened, because of insufficient upgrading for keeping pace with general increases in earnings.
Demographic economics · Development economics · Earnings · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Pace · Political science · Poverty · Social Assistance · Social protection · Finance · Healthcare innovation and challenges · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
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| Citations per year | 0.92 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2021 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |