The Nordic Welfare State Under Pressure
The Danish experience
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6326534 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bent Rold Andersen (Honorary Professor, Roskilde University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 109-120 |
| Publication date | 1993-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Policy & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-5736 • E-ISSN: 1470-8442 |
| Publisher | Bristol University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1332/030557393782453880 |
| OpenAlex | W2057485887 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
This paper emphasises the specifically Nordic origins of the Danish welfare state. Traditionally this model attributes a positive role to the state in the provision of free or low cost social services to all citizens, based on a deep seated commitment to the principles of equality and equity. However, the assumption that this system of welfare provision is costly by comparison with other member states is strongly challenged by reference to data which explore the range of statutory and employers’ contributions to welfare services. Consequently when looking at the economic and monetary convergence criteria, necessary for further progress to European integration, the author argues the Danes are better placed than many to make the necessary fiscal adjustments
Convergence (economics · Danish · Economic growth · Economic policy · Economics · Equity (law · European union · Market economy · Member state · Member states · Political science · Public economics · Social pressure · Social Welfare · State (computer science · Statutory law · Welfare · Welfare state · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies
Sweden
Gender Contracts, Welfare Systems and Non-Standard Working
Welfare policies for older people in transition? Emerging trends and comparative perspectives
Towards a europeanisation of social policies
The Merging of Welfare State Models
Vocabularies of citizenship and gender
Economic Crisis and the Regional and Local Economic Effects of the Welfare State
The Scandinavian Welfare Model in Crisis? Achievements and Problems of the Danish Welfare State in an Age of Unemployment and Low Growth
Renewal of local government in Scandinavia
| Citations per year | 0.28 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1994 - 2001 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |