Nordic Social Policy : Changing Welfare States

ISBN-13: 9780415208765 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 328 str.

Mikko Kautto; Mikko Hautto; Staffan Marklund

Opis

By focusing on developments in the Nordic welfare states during the past decade, this text presents new insights into the evolution of welfare state measures and generally assesses the peoples health in Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark. This comparative work includes chapters on: the changed preconditions of welfare policies; changes in welfare measures; an investigation into developments in the welfare of the people; and a look at developments in public support for the welfare states.

O autorze

Mikko Kautto and Matti Heikkilä, National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health, Finland. Bjørn Hvinden, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway. Staffan Marklund, University of Umeå, Sweden. Niels Ploug, Centre for Welfare State Research, The Danish National Institute of Social Research. Denmark.