The changing meanings of the welfare state : histories of a key concept in the Nordic countries /

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In discussions of economics, governance, and society in the Nordic countries, "the welfare state" is a well-worn analytical concept. However, there has been much less scholarly energy devoted to historicizing this idea beyond its postwar emergence. In this volume, specialists from Denmark,...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Edling, Nils (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, 2019.
Subjects:
Welfare state > Scandinavia.
État providence > Scandinavie.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Services.
HISTORY / Europe / Scandinavia
Social conditions
Social policy
Welfare state
Scandinavia > Social conditions.
Scandinavia > Social policy.
Scandinavie > Conditions sociales.
Scandinavia
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Multiple welfare states : histories of a keyword / Nils Edling
  • The languages of welfare in Sweden / Nils Edling
  • The concept "welfare state" in Danish public and political debates / Jorn Henrik Petersen and Klaus Petersen
  • The winding road of the Norwegian "welfare state" / Per Haave
  • The conceptual history of welfare state in Finland / Pauli Kettunen
  • The evolving concept of the welfare state in Icelandic politics / Gumundur Jonsson
  • Conclusion / Nils Edling
  • Index.

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