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The Nordic Model : Scandinavia Since 1945.

By: Material type: TextSeries: Publisher: London : Reaktion Books, Limited, 2008Copyright date: ©2008Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (236 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781861894618
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 320.94809045
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Contents:
Cover -- Imprint page -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1: Consensual Democracies? The Nordic Political Model -- 2: The Nordic Economies -- 3: The Nordic Models of Welfare -- 4: Between East and West? The Nordic Countries in International Relations -- 5: Scandinavian Society: Equality, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism -- Conclusion: Is There a Future for the Nordic Region? -- Tables and Figures -- References -- Select Bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- Index.
Summary: The political structures of the Scandinavian nations have long stood as models for government and public policy. This comprehensive study examines how that "Nordic model" of government developed, as well as its far-reaching influence. Respected Scandinavian historian Mary Hilson surveys the political bureaucracies of the five Nordic countries--Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden--and traces their historical influences and the ways they have changed, individually and as a group, over time. The book investigates issues such as economic development, foreign policy, politics, government, and the welfare state, and it also explores prevailing cultural perceptions of Scandinavia in the twentieth century. Hilson then turns to the future of the Nordic region as a unified whole within Europe as well as in the world, and considers the re-emergence of the Baltic Sea as a pivotal region on the global stage. The Nordic Model offers an incisive assessment of Scandinavia yesterday and today, making this an essential text for students and scholars of political science, European history, and Scandinavian studies.
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Cover -- Imprint page -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1: Consensual Democracies? The Nordic Political Model -- 2: The Nordic Economies -- 3: The Nordic Models of Welfare -- 4: Between East and West? The Nordic Countries in International Relations -- 5: Scandinavian Society: Equality, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism -- Conclusion: Is There a Future for the Nordic Region? -- Tables and Figures -- References -- Select Bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- Index.

The political structures of the Scandinavian nations have long stood as models for government and public policy. This comprehensive study examines how that "Nordic model" of government developed, as well as its far-reaching influence. Respected Scandinavian historian Mary Hilson surveys the political bureaucracies of the five Nordic countries--Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden--and traces their historical influences and the ways they have changed, individually and as a group, over time. The book investigates issues such as economic development, foreign policy, politics, government, and the welfare state, and it also explores prevailing cultural perceptions of Scandinavia in the twentieth century. Hilson then turns to the future of the Nordic region as a unified whole within Europe as well as in the world, and considers the re-emergence of the Baltic Sea as a pivotal region on the global stage. The Nordic Model offers an incisive assessment of Scandinavia yesterday and today, making this an essential text for students and scholars of political science, European history, and Scandinavian studies.

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