Nordic Welfare States
Published 1.1.2013
Abstract
The Nordic countries are world-known for their comprehensive welfare states and their low levels of inequality. Some people think that such a welfare state is a dystopia to be avoided at all costs. Others believe the Nordic welfare state is a paradise on earth. Both critics and supporters agree that the Nordic countries share a number of features that in a catch-all term can be said to be ‘the Nordic welfare model’ with a distinct set of goals, policies, and outcomes.
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Authors
Olli Kangas, Jon Kvist
Additional Information
- Open Access: no.
- Cite as: Kangas, O., & Kvist, J. (2013). Nordic Welfare States. In B. Greve (Ed.). The Routledge handbook of the welfare state (Pp. 148–160). Routledge. https://www.routledgehandbooks.com/doi/10.4324/9780203084229.ch15
