Tackling Health Inequalities Locally:the Scandinavian Experience

• Main Authors: Diderichsen, Finn, Scheele, Christian Elling, Little, Ingvild Gundersen
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Københavns Universitet 2015
• Subjects: Fosse; Norway; Västra; Luleå
• Online Access: https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/tackling-health-inequalities-locally(a160cde3-7bf7-47c1-a8c1-68350ce862ba).html; https://curis.ku.dk/ws/files/276166388/DiderichsenHEIAP2015.pdf

The Scandinavian countries and their welfare policies have long been known for their ability to reduce income inequality while boosting economic growth. Recent research from OECD has indicated that the Scandinavian countries are indeed examples of a more general positive relationship between equalit...