4 Nordic welfare states : Up to challenge?
This chapter analyses the extent to which the contemporary Nordic model is up to the challenge in the current economic and demographic landscape. The chapter first theorises the Nordic welfare states by discussing the four ingredients of the Nordic model: 1) universal welfare state provision, 2) ext...
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ftunivtampere:oai:trepo.tuni.fi:10024/160198 2024-09-30T14:37:25+00:00 4 Nordic welfare states : Up to challenge? van Gerven, Minna Greve, Bent Tampere University Unit of Social Research 2024-09-07 17 100376 fulltext https://trepo.tuni.fi/handle/10024/160198 https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110721768-004 en eng De Gruyter De Gruyter Contemporary Social Sciences Handbooks 9783110721249 9783110721768 ORCID: /0000-0003-1240-6588/work/122312481 https://trepo.tuni.fi/handle/10024/160198 URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202211078218 doi:10.1515/9783110721768-004 This publication is copyrighted. You may download, display and print it for Your own personal use. Commercial use is prohibited openAccess 5142 Social policy bookPart 2024 ftunivtampere https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110721768-004 2024-09-11T14:17:56Z This chapter analyses the extent to which the contemporary Nordic model is up to the challenge in the current economic and demographic landscape. The chapter first theorises the Nordic welfare states by discussing the four ingredients of the Nordic model: 1) universal welfare state provision, 2) extensive public services, 3) high labour market participation, and 4) gender equality in politics and practices. These dimensions are then empirically investigated by analysing the key welfare state indicators for the last 10 years (2010-2020) in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland. The analysis confirms the specificity of Nordic welfare states when compared to the EU27 or OECD averages. In general, the Nordic countries continue to entail generous systems of welfare provision and public services and fuel high labour market participation and gender equality. Yet, there are cracks in the contemporary Nordic model that suggest that universalism may not always be compatible with changing world. The future of the Nordic model seems to be up to the challenge, but it needs to fit with new social and economic conditions and to mitigate income and social inequalities, to continue to be effective also in the coming decades. Peer reviewed Book Part Iceland Tampere University: Trepo Norway 47 64 |
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This chapter analyses the extent to which the contemporary Nordic model is up to the challenge in the current economic and demographic landscape. The chapter first theorises the Nordic welfare states by discussing the four ingredients of the Nordic model: 1) universal welfare state provision, 2) extensive public services, 3) high labour market participation, and 4) gender equality in politics and practices. These dimensions are then empirically investigated by analysing the key welfare state indicators for the last 10 years (2010-2020) in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland. The analysis confirms the specificity of Nordic welfare states when compared to the EU27 or OECD averages. In general, the Nordic countries continue to entail generous systems of welfare provision and public services and fuel high labour market participation and gender equality. Yet, there are cracks in the contemporary Nordic model that suggest that universalism may not always be compatible with changing world. The future of the Nordic model seems to be up to the challenge, but it needs to fit with new social and economic conditions and to mitigate income and social inequalities, to continue to be effective also in the coming decades. Peer reviewed |
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