Nordic Welfare States in the European Context

by Johan Fritzell
Nordic Welfare States in the European Context
Author: Johan Fritzell
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2005-07-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1134579004
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This important sequel to Nordic Social Policy (Routledge 1999) compares welfare state development over the last twenty years in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden with that of Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and other Western European countries. Topics covered include: * income distribution, health inequalities and gender equality * gender policies, health and social care services and policy reaction to family changes * social security and employment policies * financing of welfare states. In the context of globalisation, ageing populations, changing employment patterns and rising inequalities, Nordic Welfare States in the European Context offers an empirical analysis of welfare adaptations and a lively discussion of the historical development of European social policy. It finds a greater ambiguity regarding variation and trends than is commonly suggested. Contrary to expectation, there is little evidence of the Europeanisation of Nordic welfare states, rather the reverse. The comparable and empirical data used in this study make it a unique contribution to understanding current trends in European social policy.

Nordic Welfare States in the European Context

by Johan Fritzell
Nordic Welfare States in the European Context
Author: Johan Fritzell
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2005-07-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1134579012
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This important sequel to Nordic Social Policy (Routledge 1999) compares welfare state development over the last twenty years in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden with that of Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and other Western European countries. Topics covered include: * income distribution, health inequalities and gender equality * gender policies, health and social care services and policy reaction to family changes * social security and employment policies * financing of welfare states. In the context of globalisation, ageing populations, changing employment patterns and rising inequalities, Nordic Welfare States in the European Context offers an empirical analysis of welfare adaptations and a lively discussion of the historical development of European social policy. It finds a greater ambiguity regarding variation and trends than is commonly suggested. Contrary to expectation, there is little evidence of the Europeanisation of Nordic welfare states, rather the reverse. The comparable and empirical data used in this study make it a unique contribution to understanding current trends in European social policy.

Nordic Law in European Context

by Pia Letto-Vanamo
Nordic Law in European Context
Author: Pia Letto-Vanamo
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2018-12-12
Genre: Law
ISBN: 3030030067
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Nordic law is often referred to as something different from other legal systems. At the same time, it is a common belief that the Nordic countries share more or less the same legal tradition and are very similar in their approach to the law. Considering both of these points of view, the book tells a story of how Nordic law and Nordic legal thinking differ from other legal systems, and how there are many particularities in the law of each of the Nordic countries, making them different from each other. The idea of “Nordic” law also conceals national features. The basic premise of the book is that even if, strictly speaking, there is no such thing as a Nordic common law, it still makes sense to speak of “Nordic” law, and that acquiring a more-than-basic knowledge of this law is interesting not only for comparative lawyers, but also helpful for those working with Nordic lawyers and dealing with questions involving law in the Nordic countries.

Nordic Health Law in a European Context

by Elisabeth Rynning
Nordic Health Law in a European Context
Author: Elisabeth Rynning
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2011-12-21
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9004223800
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This anthology aims to provide Nordic perspectives on the young and evolving field of health law – or biomedical law – by reflecting on issues that have been explored within the activities of the Nordic Network for Research in Biomedical Law. In the emergence of this fairly new legal discipline, it has become very clear that the Nordic region forms a part of Europe that has been strongly influenced by both hard and soft law initiatives from the European Union and the Council of Europe, but also that Nordic identity, culture, and collaboration clearly remain an important factor in the legal development of this particular region.

Fatherhood in the Nordic Welfare States

by Eydal, Guðný Björk
Fatherhood in the Nordic Welfare States
Author: Eydal, Guðný Björk
Publisher: Policy Press
Total Pages: 424
Release: 2016-01-13
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1447321146
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The five Nordic countries, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, are well-known for their extensive welfare system and gender equality which provides both parents with opportunities to earn and care for their children. In this topical book, expert scholars from the Nordic countries, as well as UK and the US, demonstrate how modern fatherhood is supported in the Nordic setting through family and social policies, and how these contribute to shaping and influencing the images, roles and practices of fathers in a diversity of family settings and variations of fatherhoods. This comprehensive volume will have wide international appeal for those who look to Nordic countries and their success in creating gender equal societies.

The Scandinavian Model

by Robert Erikson
The Scandinavian Model
Author: Robert Erikson
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Total Pages: 270
Release: 1987
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780873323482
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Part I of this book is devoted to the development of Scandanavian societies from agrarian societies to modern industrial economies and welfare states. Three of the chapters in Part II analyse particular welfare problems, those of inequality, poverty, and redistribution; the final essay deals with women's position in the welfare state. The papers included in Part III present theory and methods of welfare research.

Outsourcing Legal Aid in the Nordic Welfare States

by Olaf Halvorsen Rønning
Outsourcing Legal Aid in the Nordic Welfare States
Author: Olaf Halvorsen Rønning
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2017-12-21
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3319466844
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This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This edited collection provides a comprehensive analysis of the differences and similarities between civil legal aid schemes in the Nordic countries whilst outlining recent legal aid transformations in their respective welfare states. Based on in-depth studies of Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland, the authors compare these cases with legal aid in Europe and the US to examine whether a single, unique Nordic model exists. Contextualizing Nordic legal aid in relation to welfare ideology and human rights, Hammerslev and Halvorsen Rønning consider whether flaws in the welfare state exist, and how legal aid affects disadvantaged citizens. Concluding that the five countries all have very different legal aid schemes, the authors explore an important general trend: welfare states increasingly outsourcing legal aid to the market and the third sector through both membership organizations and smaller voluntary organizations. A methodical and compassionate text, this book will be of special interest to scholars and students of the criminal justice, the welfare state, and the legal aid system.

Changing Social Equality

by Jon Kvist
Changing Social Equality
Author: Jon Kvist
Publisher: Policy Press
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2012
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 184742659X
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Taking a comparative perspective, this book casts new light on the changing inequalities in Europe.

The Current Nordic Welfare State Model

by Noralv Veggeland
The Current Nordic Welfare State Model
Author: Noralv Veggeland
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Public welfare
ISBN: 9781634851244
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The Nordic Social Welfare State Model has its intellectual roots in the depression of the 1930s, but was formed in the 1950s and got its name in the 1970s. Following the traditional model, it has recently become popular as a basic concept for shaping future approaches to European and US social politics. Challenging the Anglo-Saxon models, the Nordic models framework is regarded as a path that could be adjusted and followed. In the context of this model, this engaging and comprehensive book presents a comparative discussion of developments and innovations. The authors provide extensive examples of contemporary shifting pressure from external environments, showing how the model through the years is becoming modified without losing power due to its emphasis on social equality, solid pension arrangements, universal health care and active labor market policy.