05039nam 22007452 450 991078146900332120221011081913.01-4473-0558-21-283-35064-597866133506401-84742-661-110.56687/9781847426611(CKB)2550000000063852(EBL)801082(OCoLC)767809386(SSID)ssj0000633190(PQKBManifestationID)11389687(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000633190(PQKBWorkID)10616655(PQKB)11672772(StDuBDS)EDZ0000084828(Au-PeEL)EBL801082(CaPaEBR)ebr10513570(CaONFJC)MIL335064(OCoLC)779175885(MdBmJHUP)musev2_80197(iGPub)BUP0000691(UkCbUP)CR9781847426611(MiAaPQ)EBC801082(DE-B1597)646056(DE-B1597)9781847426611(EXLCZ)99255000000006385220220816d2012|||| uy| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierChanging social equality the Nordic welfare model in the 21st century /edited by Jon Kvist [and three others][electronic resource]Bristol :Policy,2012.1 online resource (xi, 211 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Sep 2022).1-84742-659-X 1-84742-660-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IntroductionXenophobia 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; DataThe generosity of social assistance and minimum income benefitsThe extent of social assistance and means-tested benefits; Poverty and 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?; Conclusion6. 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 boundariesDiscussion: 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 inequalityPoverty, income and income inequality: definitions and measurementsTaking a comparative perspective, this book casts new light on the changing inequalities in Europe.Welfare stateScandinaviaEqualityScandinaviaWelfare stateEquality361.650948Kvist JonProQuest (Firm)UkCbUPUkCbUPBOOK9910781469003321Changing social equality3838758UNINA