02739nam 2200601Ia 450 991034514130332120200520144314.097866122640619781282264069128226406097818618946181861894619(CKB)1000000000551795(EBL)368655(OCoLC)437236588(SSID)ssj0000340993(PQKBManifestationID)11241907(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000340993(PQKBWorkID)10388825(PQKB)11785717(MiAaPQ)EBC368655(Perlego)2866733(EXLCZ)99100000000055179520071025d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Nordic model Scandinavia since 1945 /Mary HilsonLondon Reaktion20081 online resource (236 p.)Contemporary worldsDescription based upon print version of record.9781861893666 1861893663 Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-227) and index.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; IndexThe 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, goContemporary worlds.Consensus (Social sciences)ScandinaviaScandinaviaPolitics and government1945-Consensus (Social sciences)320.94809045320.94809045320.40948Hilson Mary913654MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910345141303321The Nordic model2046896UNINA