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UNINA9910812104203321 |
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Titolo |
Changing social equality : the Nordic welfare model in the 21st century / / edited by Jon Kvist [and three others] [[electronic resource]] |
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Bristol : , : Policy, , 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-4473-0558-2 |
1-283-35064-5 |
9786613350640 |
1-84742-661-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xi, 211 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Welfare state - Scandinavia |
Equality - Scandinavia |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Sep 2022). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CHANGING SOCIAL EQUALITY; Contents; List of tables and figures; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; 1. Changing social inequality and the Nordic welfare model; Introduction: inequality on the rise?; More than money: the Nordic welfare strand of welfare research; Aim of the book; Studying changes in social inequality; The Nordic welfare model and inequality; Welfare regimes and inequality; Pressures on the Nordic welfare model and inequality; Structure of the book; 2. Anti-immigration attitudes, support for redistribution and party choice in Europe; Introduction |
Xenophobia and redistributionAnti-solidarity hypothesis; Distraction hypothesis; Conclusion; Appendix: Parties included in European Social Survey coded as Left by country; 3. Do we all (dis)like the same welfare state? Configurations of public support for the welfare state in comparative perspective; Introduction; Theoretical background; Data, variables and methods; Results; Conclusion; Appendix; 4. Eroding minimum income protection in the Nordic countries? Reassessing the Nordic model of social assistance; Nordic social assistance; Data |
The generosity of social assistance and minimum income benefitsThe extent of social assistance and means-tested benefits; Poverty and |
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redistribution; Conclusion; 5. Equality in the social service state: Nordic childcare models in comparative perspective; Introduction; Childcare and equality: making the links; Care for children in Nordic countries; Nordic childcare in comparative perspective; Meeting family care needs: are all measures equal?; Conclusion |
6. Welfare state institutions, unemployment and poverty: comparative analysis of unemployment benefits and labour market participation in 15 European Union countriesIntroduction; Labour market and income: our research questions; Data and methods; Characteristics of the labour market: Nordic employment regime; Generosity of unemployment insurance: Nordic generosity for the low-income earners; Consequences of changes in labour market positions: visible regime patterns; Two-step approach: controlling for confounding variables blurs the regime boundaries |
Discussion: diminishing differences but still a model of its own7. Social inequalities in health: the Nordic welfare state in a comparative context; Introduction; Defining, measuring and explaining health inequalities1; Social determinants, welfare states and population health2; Nordic health inequalities in a European context; Welfare state change and health inequalities; Explaining Nordic health inequalities3; Conclusion; 8. Income inequality and poverty: do the Nordic countries still constitute a family of their own?; Introduction; Welfare regimes and poverty and inequality |
Poverty, income and income inequality: definitions and measurements |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Taking a comparative perspective, this book casts new light on the changing inequalities in Europe. |
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