The Nordic Welfare State in Three Eras

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ID23201988
AuthorsJohannes Kananen (corresponding author)
Year2016
Publication date2016-02-17
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueNordic Welfare State in Three Eras (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9781315555089
OpenAlexW4248030174
ISBN9781315555089
LanguageEN
Citations received9

Nordic welfare states are known for a unique combination of equity and efficiency and for political institutions facilitating compromise and consensus between conflicting interests. The Nordic Welfare State in Three Eras: From Emancipation to Discipline analyses the historical and contemporary evolution of Nordic welfare states in Denmark, Sweden and Finland during three periods: the developmental period until the end of WWII, the period of emancipatory welfare institutions until the 1980s, and the period of restructuring from the 1980s until present times. The three eras discussed are shared in one way or another by all welfare states. However, Nordic welfare institutions are unique in the sense that they were particularly compatible with the ideas of Keynesian macro-economic management that constituted the blueprint of international economic ideas during the post-war period. This ground-breaking book will show how preceding emancipating elements of Nordic welfare states were largely lost in the process of renegotiating the post-war social order, and replaced by new elements of discipline and control.

Political science · Programming language · State (computer science) · Welfare · Welfare state · Computer Science · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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